Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Daniel Rugar

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Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Daniel Rugar

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Jun 7, 2019

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Listen as Dr. Daniel Rugar discusses his 100 million-fold improvement in resolution to conventional magnetic resonance imaging.

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Jun 7, 2019

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Interview with Cozzarelli Prize Winner Daniel Rugar

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