Could a breathalyzer detect cancer? - Julian Burschka
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How is it that a breathalyzer can measure the alcohol content in someone’s blood, hours after they had their last drink, based on their breath alone? And could we use this same technology to detect disease by analyzing a person’s breath, without having to use more invasive diagnostic tools like biopsies, blood draws, and radiation? Julian Burschka details the complicated process.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Julian Burschka
- Director
- Cabong Studios, Isaac Santos, Daniel Mauad
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Animator
- Isaac Santos
- Character Designer
- Isaac Santos, Daniel Mauad
