Cheap Smartphone Dongle Diagnoses HIV And Syphilis In 15 Minutes


Cheap Smartphone Dongle Diagnoses HIV And Syphilis In 15 Minutes
Developed by researchers at Columbia Engineering, the low-cost dongle can simultaneously detect two markers from syphilis, and one from HIV, in just 15 minutes. What’s more, it only requires a finger prick of blood, and runs on power drawn from the smartphone, eliminating the need for extra batteries.

February 8, 2015 at 11:40AM
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