Tag: oncology

Race for the Cure

Computers always beat me at chess! What ELSE are they better at? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science. Pathologists discover two hundred thousand cases of lung cancer each year. Diagnosis requires time-consuming lab tests and a trained eye for pictures of lung tissue. Is there

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Quantum Boba

Is the cure for cancer . . . quantum boba? This is Sandra Tsing Loh with the Loh Down on Science, hopping on the yummy Boba craze! Quantum dots lack the starchy goodness of tapioca pearls, but still pack a cancer-fighting punch. They are crystals five thousand times SMALLER than

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