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Read article: SNMMI Annual Meeting highlights advances in nuclear medicine Nuclear medicine Research update SNMMI Annual Meeting highlights advances in nuclear medicine This year’s SNMMI Annual Meeting saw researchers share the latest findings in areas including targeted radionuclide alpha therapy and imaging of post-COVID-19 lung disease
Read article: Quantum effects help make DNA unstable Biophysics Research update Quantum effects help make DNA unstable Proton tunnelling can create genetic mutations, say researchers
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Read article: Multi-tasking microneedle sensor tracks glucose, alcohol and lactate levels in real time Biomedical devices Research update Multi-tasking microneedle sensor tracks glucose, alcohol and lactate levels in real time A wearable microneedle array continuously monitors multiple biomarkers in interstitial fluid
Read article: Polariton condensation emerges from a bound state in the continuum Optics and photonics Research update Polariton condensation emerges from a bound state in the continuum Infinitely long lifetimes allow extremely low threshold polariton lasing in a planar waveguide
Read article: Lighting up single cells to detect lung cancer earlier Diagnostic imaging Research update Lighting up single cells to detect lung cancer earlier A technique that identifies lung cancer cells in real time during biopsy could enable disease detection earlier and with more confidence
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