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Quyen Nguyen: cirugía codificada por color

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A los cirujanos se les enseña con libros de texto en los que los diferentes tejidos están convenientemente codificados con colores, pero no son así en la vida real... hasta ahora. En TEDMED, Quyen Nguyen demuestra como un marcador molecular puede hacer que los tumores brillen en verde neón, mostrándoles a los cirujanos dónde cortar exactamente.

Quyen Nguyen uses molecular probes that make tumors -- and just the tumors -- glow, as an extraordinary aid to surgeons. Full bio »

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