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Diagnostic Detectives: Pathology in Modern Medical Practice

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Pathology is the science of the causes and effects of the disease in the body. This exhibit at the IMSS looks at the process of laboratory diagnostics as detective work, and includes a rich display of historic microscopes, calculi, and an interactive precision digital pathology platform!

Learn more about the exhibit in this video-tour, courtesy of Museum staff & the College of American Pathologists 


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      • Fabrizzio Subia: Año Nuevo (2023)
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      • Kintsugi: Healing through Japanese Art
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