Making Tissue Temporarily Transparent.(University of Texas use glycerol to see through skin)(Brief Article)

Publication: USA Today (Magazine)

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By manipulating how light passes through tissue, a biomedical engineering research team at The University of Texas at Austin has taken a step toward what was once the realm of science fiction. The researchers have made tiny bits of flesh transparent for brief periods of time in the lab. In effect, they temporarily can create a window of tissue, allowing doctors to see up to five times deeper than they can at present. Although it hasn't yet been tested on human skin, the engineers say the...

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