Laser Surgery Probe Targets Individual Cancer Cells

Courtesy ScienceDaily  Wed, 06/25/2008 - 21:45

Mechanical engineers have developed a laser "microscalpel" that destroys a single cell while leaving nearby cells intact, which could improve the precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases.


 

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