Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have found an unusual ally in the quest to make cancer diagnosis faster, more accurate and more accessible worldwide: the Morpho butterfly. Known ...

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Butterfly wings inspire new imaging technique for cancer diagnosis Using the nanostructures found on butterfly wings, scientists have developed a simple and inexpensive way to analyze cancerous ...

UC San Diego researchers are using the light-manipulating micro- and nanostructures on Morpho butterfly wings to assess the level of fibrosis in cancer biopsy samples. Researchers at the University of ...