Yup, you heard me. Scientist have built it. That's crazy. :s
Article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/13/science-living-laser-gather.html
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Article: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/13/science-living-laser-gather.html
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Direct Excert of the article:
A living, human cell has been used as the key component in the first ever biological laser.
"What was most surprising to me is that the cells remain alive," said Malte Gather, one of the two researchers who created the laser, in an interview Monday.
He said the discovery could lead to the development of "self-healing" lasers that can repair themselves and biocompatible lasers that can be put inside the human body for use in photodynamic therapy — a treatment for diseases such as cancer that targets certain cells with a light sensitive drug, and then hits them with a light source such as a laser.
Read more here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/13/science-living-laser-gather.html
"What was most surprising to me is that the cells remain alive," said Malte Gather, one of the two researchers who created the laser, in an interview Monday.
He said the discovery could lead to the development of "self-healing" lasers that can repair themselves and biocompatible lasers that can be put inside the human body for use in photodynamic therapy — a treatment for diseases such as cancer that targets certain cells with a light sensitive drug, and then hits them with a light source such as a laser.
Read more here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2011/06/13/science-living-laser-gather.html