Link:Technology Review: Zapping Individual Cancer Cells.Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have patented a laser microscalpel that allows a surgeon to operate on tissue one cell at a time, precisely targeting disease while leavi... Link:Technology Review: Zapping Individual Cancer Cells. Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have patented a laser microscalpel that allows a surgeon to operate on tissue one cell at a time, precisely targeting disease while leaving healthy surrounding cells alive. that's amazing!