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  • Mantis shrimp-inspired camera provides second opinion during cancer surgery

    May 5, 2021 12:30 pm by Lois YoksoulianResearch
    While the human eye perceives three colors – red, green and blue – the mantis shrimp perceives upward of 12 colors thanks to the stacks of light-sensitive cells at the tip of its eye. Graphic courtesy Steven Drake/Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

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    Illinois researchers have returned their gaze to the natural world to develop a camera inspired by the mantis shrimp that can visualize cancer cells during surgery.

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