Scientists Create World's Tiniest Ear

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Have you ever wondered what those pesky microbes are saying about you as they infect your body? Well, if a new adaptation of an older technology pans out, you may just get your chance to find out. Scientists have developed a sensing device that can detect sound a million times fainter than the human ear can, enabling it to ‘hear’ on the molecular level.

Researchers suggest the work could open up a whole new field of "acoustic microscopy," in which organisms are studied using the sound they emit.
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I think we will be disturbed to find out microbes can speak and are planning world domination.
 
My paranoia meter just twitched. Will we have to spray on our anti nano defense cologne to keep corporations and government from knowing everything we say?
 
I can just see the future doctor/patient interactions involving this tech.

Doctor: So it sounds like you've got cancer...
 
GushpinBob said:
I can just see the future doctor/patient interactions involving this tech.

Doctor: So it sounds like you've got cancer...
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Well, that wouldn't be that far off. If certain cancer cells emit a sound specific to themselves, it wouldn't be that hard to diagnose. It's fascinated to see if sounds are even created on that level.
 
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