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Biosciences

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It’s a proven fact: the earlier one can detect disease, the greater the likelihood treatments will be effective. The Biosciences team is on a quest to revolutionize healthcare, working to give clinicians better tools to see disease before it is life threatening.

The key is understanding the molecular origins of diseases. This understanding can come about by finding and characterizing cellular expressions, or biomarkers, that indicate the beginnings of a disease. Biosciences researchers are focused on developing targeted contrast agents that will seek out these biomarkers and enable clinicians to image and track them. Breakthroughs like these could lead to earlier diagnosis, new treatments, more efficient monitoring of therapeutic efficacy, and, ultimately, better patient care.


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Making the “Not So Obvious” Obvious

We don’t live in a black-and-white world, especially when it comes to removing cancer during surgery.

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Proper Growth Requires Proper Care

Growing cells outside the human body requires a perfect environment and a lot of technology.
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Discovering the Depths of Cancer Cells

GE Global Research is using molecular pathology to change the way we see disease.
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