Living laser cell

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Wed 15 Jun 2011 09:18
Living laser cell - Bobbin Threadbare

Inspired by Jamie745's transparent planes thread, another technological and biological advance!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13725719

www.nature.com/nphoton/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/...l

Researchers have managed to get a living cell to lase, which, if applied to other tissues, could allow us to see cell processes to very fine detail. How awesome.

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Thu 23 Jun 2011 01:54
Living laser cell - jamie745

Do you hear that sound? thats the sound of nobody caring about your fancy science thread *sticks tongue out at you*

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Thu 23 Jun 2011 08:54
Living laser cell - Bobbin Threadbare

Well could you not just have let it alone then? I find science awesome. You don't. Fair enough. When your leg falls off and you need some help with it, don't come crying to scientists for a cure <sticks tongue out and waggles fingers held at nose level>

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Thu 23 Jun 2011 14:01
Living laser cell - jamie745

What would make my leg fall off?

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Thu 23 Jun 2011 14:02
Living laser cell - Bobbin Threadbare

Rampant t***tery

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Thu 23 Jun 2011 14:03
Living laser cell - jamie745

Ah yes, a very real risk in this modern hectic age.

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Thu 23 Jun 2011 14:13
Living laser cell - Bobbin Threadbare

Also I know East Anglia is flat and you have Flintstone-style driving whereby you put your feet on the floor and run.

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Thu 23 Jun 2011 14:14
Living laser cell - jamie745

Usually i'd take offence but how cool would that be?!!?!?

You know theres now so many cars on the roads of Norfolk that the locals have stopped pointing at them.

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Thu 23 Jun 2011 14:15
Living laser cell - Bobbin Threadbare

My cousins live in Lowestoft ROFL

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