Olympus E-330 shoots vacations by day, spots cancer cells by night

A smattering of researchers at Rice University have somehow discovered that the Olympus E-330 can be used to distinguish between cancerous and healthy cells, and there’s no need to even export the photos; instead, the camera’s own rear LCD is good enough to show whether or not a dyed cell is harmful or salubrious. The […]

A smattering of researchers at Rice University have somehow discovered that the Olympus E-330 can be used to distinguish between cancerous and healthy cells, and there’s no need to even export the photos; instead, the camera’s own rear LCD is good enough to show whether or not a dyed cell is harmful or salubrious. The whole skinny is down there in the source link, but the takeaway is pretty staggering: if an off-the-shelf DSLR can now be used to make such profound decisions, why in the world are you still in med school?