Article 6RYE9 Graphene-chip implant in UK trial could transform brain tumour surgery

Graphene-chip implant in UK trial could transform brain tumour surgery

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Robin McKie Science editor
from Science | The Guardian on (#6RYE9)

Cancer cell detector made of material that won its inventors Nobel prize is hailed as clinical milestone'

A revolutionary device designed to transform the surgical treatment of brain tumours is set to have its first clinical trial in what scientists say could be a major medical breakthrough.

The brain chip can pinpoint cancer cells through differences in their electrical emissions compared with those of healthy neural tissue.

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