Novel technique scans for health cues using light and skin (IMAGE)

Texas A&M AgriLife Communications

Novel technique scans for health cues using light and skin

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Dmitry Kurouski, Ph.D., uses spectroscopy to explore everything from human health and nutrition to plant pathology. His innovative technique employing a light-based device to analyze skin composition for health indicators demonstrates just one of the many promising applications of the technology. (Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)

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(Hannah Harrison/Texas A&M AgriLife)

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