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Adela Ben-Yakar at The University of Texas at Austin develops lasers to precisely cut an individual nerve and identify genes activated by nerve injury. The assistant professor of mechanical engineering is also developing a separate laser microsurgery system to destroy single mammalian cells without damaging surrounding tissue. |
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Photo at left: Ben-Yakar uses a femtosecond laser nanosurgery technique to hunt for genes that control nerve regrowth after injury. |
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Photo at left: With one of two grants received from the National Institutes of Health, Ben-Yakar uses this femtosecond laser nanosurgery technique to hunt for genes that control nerve regrowth after injury. |
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Photo at left: Ben-Yakar sets up a microscope to view skin cells she is studying using another femtosecond laser microsurgery system she developed. The computer monitor behind her displays two-photon images of skin cancer cells. |
