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Cancer Cells Detected Using $400 Digital Camera

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the diy-medicine dept.

fergus07 writes "Researchers have detected oral cancer cells using a fiber-optic cable and an off-the-shelf Olympus E-330 camera worth $400. The work by Rice University biomedical engineers and researchers from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center could improve access to diagnostic imaging tools in many parts of the world where these expensive resources are scarce. In the tests, a common fluorescent dye was used to make cell nuclei glow brightly and images were taken using the tip of the fiber-optic bundle attached to the camera. The distorted nuclei, which indicate cancerous and pre-cancerous cells, could then be distinguished on the camera's LCD monitor."

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  1. On the other hand... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    On the other hand it took a 50 million dollar microscope to find CmdrTaco's micropenis.

  2. Impressive! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He much have been erect that day.

    1. Re:Impressive! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Nice one! Can't have too many jokes about Taco's penis. Ahhh...Slashdot is the one true constant in my life...

    2. Re:Impressive! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Nice one! Can't have too many jokes about Taco's penis. Ahhh...Slashdot is the one true constant in my life...

      I'd say "poor Taco, always the target of these jokes" except he never seems to do any actual editing or even basic proofreading. He can't even seem to handle a spellchecker let alone exercise any mastery over English before finalizing a summary for millions of people. Maybe a small penis explains this editorial impotence.

    3. Re:Impressive! by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      He was! His erect penis was an astounding 3 nanometers on that day!

  3. YUO FAIL IT. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fuck1ng numbers, Talk to one of the 4eople already; I'm NetBSD posts on