Lasers Measure Cells’ Stiffness to Identify Neoplastic Ones

Unusual softness or stiffness is often an indicator of the presence of cancer in what otherwise may look like healthy tissue. There are already devices on the market that feel how elastic a given tissue is, but they come in contact and sample a very large number of cells at once. Researchers at Duke University have developed a sensor that can quic (Read more...)

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