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IMAGE: In research published online Feb. 19 in the journal Science Advances, University of Texas at Dallas chemist Dr. Jie Zheng and his colleagues show how gold nanoparticles could play a. view more
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University of Texas at Dallas chemist Dr. Jie Zheng has spent much of his career investigating gold nanoparticles for their potential impact in the field of nanomedicine. In new research, he and his colleagues show how these nanoparticles could play a key role in a simple blood test to detect acute liver damage earlier than current methods.
The study, published online Feb. 19 in the journal
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