Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Do these world-first images hold key to cancer cure?

Source: Scotsman - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Date: 29 May 2007

Summary:

The Scotsman reports on a new breakthrough in imaging techniques that may lead to the early detection of cancer and other diseases:

"A BREAKTHROUGH in imaging techniques could enable scientists to watch the moment that cancer first strikes, holding out the prospect of radical new treatments. In a world first, researchers at Dundee University managed to film healthy, live cells within an embryo dividing and redividing after developing a new way of using a powerful microscope."