Device aims for early detection of cancer cells by identifying their sound

A Toronto-based researcher is working on a potential way of detecting cancer early, even before symptoms occur, by using a custom microscope to detect the sound of cancerous cells in the bloodstream. Dr. Michael Kolios from Ryerson University told CTV's Canada AM that the microscope uses ultrasound technology, but with a "little bit of a twist." By combining ultrasound and laser technology, the laser is fired on drops of a patient's blood to help produce sounds. Read more here.