CANCE-R-EVOLUTION: SHRIMP EYES HELP SCIENTISTS DEVELOP 'CANCER-SEEING' PHONE CAMERA (STA BREAKING NEWS and ARCHIVES)

by STANews , Sunday, September 28, 2014, 11:13

The brilliant natural design of the Mantis shrimp’s eyes allows the colorful crustacean to see cancer within our bodies. Now, scientists in Australia have reproduced the critters amazing ability in a camera that might one day be put in your smartphone.

Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia announced the discovery earlier this week, which could revolutionize the way we detect one of the top global killers.

The mantis shrimp has one of the most elaborate visual systems ever discovered. Researchers at the university found that the shrimp’s compound eyes are perfectly designed to detect polarized light, which reflects differently off of different types of tissues, including those of the cancerous or healthy variety.

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