Wednesday 10 December 2014

mChip portable HIV testing card

A portable HIV testing kit that gives a positive or negative result in minutes, and costs about a dollar per unit. This isn't just wishful thinking, either; the mChip is already in the prototype stage, and uses a $100 card reader to identify diseases including HIV and Syphillis. Trials have shown the tech to be just as accurate as expensive and time-consuming lab tests, and patents have already been filed, so expect it to start saving serious lives in the near future.

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