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Steven Dawson: Synthetic Humans and Medicine
October 6, 2005
Steven Dawson physician, technologist

Steven Dawson, an expert in medical simulation technologies, discusses his team's efforts to create a complete synthetic human that can simulate responses to injuries and medical procedures, making "the practice of medicine" safer for patients.

This lecture is part of the 2005 Boston IDEAS conference.

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