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Friday, June 17, 2011

Now you could get X-Men super powers after scientists develop world's first 'living laser' beam

Comic book fans have long dreamed of emitting a powerful beam from their eyes like superhero Cyclops of the X-Men.

Now that dream could one day become a reality after scientists this week announced they have created the world’s first ‘living laser’, a biological cell which is engineered to produce a laser beam.

A pioneering team used a cell from a human kidney which had been genetically engineered to produce light in the same way as a jellyfish and flooded it with blue light.

Superhero: Cyclops of the X-Men can emit a powerful beam from his eyes. Scientists have created the world's first 'living laser', a biological cell which is engineered to produce a laser beam

Superhero: Cyclops of the X-Men can emit a powerful beam from his eyes. Scientists have created the world's first 'living laser', a biological cell which is engineered to produce a laser beam

This caused a green laser to be beamed out of the other end that was visible to the human eye.

In the future ‘living lasers’ could be produced inside live animals which would give unprecedented detail on scanners.

They could also have applications for computing and electronics and one day allow doctors to treat cancers by lasering inside the body rather than from the outside.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2004656/Now-X-Men-super-powers-scientists-develop-worlds-living-laser-beam.html#ixzz1PXwOZic9

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