Biotech advancements in medicine

    WILLIAM HANSON, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. In his new book, “The Edge of Medicine: The Technology that Will Change Our Lives,” Hanson looks at biotech innovations that are advancing the medical field including an electronic nose that detects infection based on a person’s breath and wheelchairs operated by brainwaves.
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