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PARC Builds iPod-Sized HIV Detector

Posted by timothy on from the use-the-y-jack dept.

MikeChino writes "Right now it's difficult, if not impossible, to quickly detect HIV in patients living in impoverished countries. That may all change soon, though — researchers at a California outfit called the Palo Alto Research Center have built an iPod-sized handheld device that can provide an immune check-up in under 10 minutes — all with a prick of the finger. With millions of people around the world without access to a full-size laboratory, PARC's device could revolutionize the detection and treatment of HIV."

2 of 93 comments (clear)

  1. Soooo... by ciaohound · · Score: 3, Funny

    There's an app for that?

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    Oh, yeah, it's not easy to pad these out to 120 characters.
  2. Finally! by parc · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wait, I did WHAT?

    Sorry, I've been waiting something like 10 years for this moment...