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See-Through Skull

  • February 21, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Scientists at UC Riverside have developed a transparent skull implant that may make it easier to care for cancer and injuries of the brain. Once it’s installed, surgeons could just aim lasers through the “window” to work on the brain — without having to reopen the skull.

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