[microsound] New York Times: Cell Sounds

[Eloy Anzola <eloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cells produce faint sounds which could be used to detect cancer (among other
things)...

....He discovered that a yeast cell produced about 1,000 vibrations a second.
When he amplified the signal, a musical hum filled the room. ''It wasn't at
all what I expected,'' he recalls. ''It sounded beautiful.''...

Listening for Cancer:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/12/magazine/12LISTENING.html?ex=1260594000&en
=82bca890862eb633&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland

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