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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."

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  1. This is great news by kilodelta · · Score: 4, Insightful

    And not just for the extremely rural areas. It can be used in a doctors office here in the U.S. And that the device doesn't cost a small fortune means you'll see it in widespread adoption in the first world too.

  2. iPod-sized? by the_other_chewey · · Score: 4, Insightful

    iPod-sized? Really? Which one? nano, mini, classic, touch, ...
    How about some real measurement, like a pack of cards or fractions of a VW Beetle?