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  • A Pill-Sized MRI Powered Robotic Endoscope

    Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

    Researchers from Tel Aviv University in Israel and Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston are working on a robotic endoscope that can be steered through the GI tract.


  • Ion Proton Sequencer for Genome Sequencing

    Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

    Life Technologies Ion Proton Sequencer is designed to sequence the entire human genome in a day for $1,000.


  • Electronic Contact Lenses for Blood Glucose Monitoring

    Monday, January 09th, 2012

    Researchers from the University of Washington and Microsoft Research Connections are working together to develop a contact lens that monitors blood glucose levels.


  • Scanadu Medical Tricorder

    Friday, January 06th, 2012

    Medical tech startup Scanadu has created a scanner called the Medical Tricorder, which measures key vital signs, reads simple samples and sends all information directly to your smartphone.