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Article: Virtually a human being.
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- Herald & Post (Luton, England)
- Article date:
- May 26, 2008
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University's project could change the way doctors work
A revolutionary healthcare education project at the University of Bedfordshire has been awarded research funding of nearly [pounds sterling]1.6 million.
Academics are taking part in a project in partnership with other universities across Europe to create a virtual model of the human body on a range of different scales.
The Virtual Physiological Human will create a complete picture of how a human being functions at different levels, from organ down to cells and even molecules.
The University of Bedfordshire is involved in five areas of the VPH - the musculo-skeletal system, brain ...