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Tech: The Grabbiest Lab In Boston
A Tufts University lab specializes in training doctors how to grab things inside you without cutting you open. Tracy Staedter and James Williams drop by to get a hold on the situation.
Added: Jun 6, 2008
Views: 7486 Views
Runtime: 02:31
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