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Mobile medical device diagnoses diseases in an hour

Posted on December 16th, by Michael Shapiro-Barr

Nanobiosym, a company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has developed a mobile medical device that is used to analyze genetic code, and detect disease pathogens in one hour.  The device requires a prick of blood or small amount of saliva, which is collected on a nanochip, and placed into the mobile medical device.  The device, GENE-Radar, was developed for rural communities in third world without access to electricity or running water.

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