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- inactive, on 04/03/2009, -0/+23"'Staining is a tremendous help for the surgeon, because he or she can recognize the exact borders between tumor and normal brain tissue, which is normally very difficult,' explains Eva Frei."
This is so freakin' cool... - calcm, on 04/03/2009, -0/+15I went through two brain surgeries to remove a tumor the size of an egg. Even though I was so scared the Neurosurgeons knew I was an IT guy, developer, and systems administrator. So, before both surgeries and before they put me to sleep for the surgeries they allowed me to look at all the cool computerized equipment. It was mind boggling and so high tech. They did an MRI with Feducial markers on my head right before they wheeled me in to surgery. The markers helped the MRI create a three dimensional map of my brain. They then showed me that on a huge hdtv screen was the 3D image of the brain. They then showed me the equipment used to remove the tumor. The surgical equipment would be able to be displayed in the 3D image of my brain exaclty where in 3D that piece of equipment was in the brain. So even though they were doing very delicate work they would know exactly where each piece of surgical device was located in three dimensions. They then showed me the Midas Rex drill that would be used to drill the hole in my skull to get to my brain (http://www.medtronic.com/neuro/midasrex/). It was all so fascinating, brilliant, and awe inspiring. If I were not so freaking scared it would have been a really cool tour of all the equipment they used.
To be a Neurosurgeon and use all this super high tech stuff plus this new capability to make tumors glow must be very satisfying work. - gumballer, on 04/03/2009, -0/+13the Diggbar removes itself on this article
- riffrafffreak, on 04/03/2009, -0/+8no
- Rudegar, on 04/03/2009, -1/+8title suggests an evil genius plan
- V3n0M, on 04/03/2009, -1/+7Mine glowed before it was removed. Voilà!
- R031E5, on 04/03/2009, -1/+5*voilà*
- directrix13, on 04/03/2009, -0/+4How does laser light turn tumors into glowing violas, though?
- inactive, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2Mountain Dew will stain you like that too... It's good to see advances are being made.
- Balath, on 04/03/2009, -0/+3Just wait until they come up with flavored glow in the dark brain cancer. Taste that, is it cancer! No, it doesn't taste like watermelon!
- PenguinofChaos, on 04/03/2009, -6/+9Now they're MAKING new kinds of cancer?
Jeez. Doing it wrong. - ByteGuerilla, on 04/03/2009, -0/+3Don't just sit there, get on it!
- roho76, on 04/03/2009, -1/+4If you can't beat em, join em.
- sockpuppets, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2Finally, zombies I can see coming. Thank you, science!
- Falldog, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2I wasn't aware shining a light at someone so it lights up is what passes for glow-in-the-dark these days.
- TommyTikal, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2Now we RAVE!
- xanadont, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2Glow-in-the-dark cancer ... still no cure for cancer found.
- saltydawkins, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2It has been my experience that when someone takes the time to say, "It is harmless," it's actually not.
- Cojafoji, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2EXACTLY what I thought, LOL.
- florin, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2"viola"?
You mean "voila" - HalsMyPal, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2if i have to have brain cancer.... i definitely want it to glow in the dark!
- Zirdante, on 04/03/2009, -0/+2Do they operate in the dark?
- ccarrlaw, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Sounds festive!
- RedneckwithGuns, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Parties in the oncology ward will never be the same again :)
- V3n0M, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1We're one step closer to my dream of having a glow-in-the-dark wang. (non-cancerous)
- FLarsen, on 04/04/2009, -0/+1It didn't remove itself, the article removed it. The page detects if it's in a frame and, if it is, redirects to itself without any frames.
- sanches, on 04/04/2009, -0/+1YO DAWG I HEARD U LIKE DYING SO WE PUT SUM LIGHT IN YO CANCER SO U CAN BLING WHILE YOU DIE
- wildcat156, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1It's been doing that for a few EurekAlert! articles...
- chadsexingtime, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Scientists threaten UN with releasing it unless they give them . . . . one million dollars . . . .
- earthceltic, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1incorrect. http://digg.com/u18hH
- SkittlesUSA, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1This isn't new technology,
Ironically, in biology class we just introduced plasmids with recombinant DNA that codes for P-glo into E-coli bacteria (not the viral form) through heat shock to give it the trait of bioluminescence, and the end result is similar to this. Here is the general process:
Give cancer-infected cell trait of bioluminescence (through heat shock, vector, or gene gun), and when that cancerous cell replicates, it will also replicate the gene for bioluminescence and viola. - bat-21, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Brain cancer makes people light-headed.
- Sloi, on 04/04/2009, -0/+1I so very rarely see comments like this on Digg. It's nice to know some people still care about one another.
- quarando, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Ha Ha, this is funny. My wife does research on this. In fact she is in a surgery using this technology right now.
- ChileanGoD, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Good to see everything went fine. Nice to still have you among us.
- Nephrastar, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Maybe we can use those removed tumors to host sweet rave parties.
- flamesoftheend, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Great advancement in Cancer research. Once cancer has affected someone you know, it hits you at home.
- Fudgefactor7, on 04/03/2009, -0/+1Step 1: Make substance that attaches to Albumin which is collected in tumors... check
Step 2 add additional substance that when attached to tumor kills said tumor leaving surrounding cells unharmed
Step 3: everyone profits - poogy21, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1Got Brain Cancer? Let's go to a rave!
- GroundIsSound, on 04/03/2009, -0/+0this is amazing. cutting out brain tumors has always seemed so slice and dice to me.
- Cojafoji, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1That is actually really cool. Not at all what I was expecting...
- Blitzenn, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1lol, so let me get this right. You can turn out the lights and then proceed with your brain operation? Doesn't anyone else see a problem with the lights being turned off during an operation on a brain?
April fools perhaps? - Perdido, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1So I take it you had your surgery in an HMO?
- ByteGuerilla, on 04/03/2009, -0/+0The article says fluorescent. It's the Digg submission that says glow in the dark. They don't actually have to turn the lights out.
- solecize, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1Is this cancer for ravers?
That is so 90's- modern club kids prefer fluorescent hodgkins lesions - ngb5012, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1bioengineering is some scary stuff. Just think if a scientist puts their knowledge to bad use. recreates polio for example.
- fistedinforest, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1Anyone else concerned that in order to operate on a glow in the dark cancer cell, they would have to be operating in the dark...
Just a thought... - Blitzenn, on 04/03/2009, -1/+1Not very smart at all considering that to make it work, you have to turn the lights out while operating on a human brain.
Common sense should have kicked in somewhere here. -
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