An endoscope jointly invented by scientists at Chinese University will go deeper into the body, slashing the time it takes for a check-up and allowing more precise treatment, with nanorobots delivering drugs or collecting samples.
The 10mm-wide instrument can examine the entire small intestine, which is around five metres long, within 30 minutes. A conventional balloon enteroscopy takes an hour and covers only 80 per cent of the organ.
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The researchers, who...
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