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DIY Biochemical Scanner From a Hacked CD Drive

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bargain-health-care dept.

holy_calamity writes "Turns out hacking two extra light sensors into a CD drive can turn it into a lab scanner to read the results of high-accuracy immunoassays used to detect disease markers or pathogens, New Scientist reports. The drive proved able to detect pesticides at concentrations as low as 0.02 micrograms per liter."

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  1. Re:Not too surprised... by kuruptacus · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    make sure you look at the lazer very closely
    (while it's turned on)

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