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Students Win Prize For Color-Changing Condoms That Detect STDs

Posted by samzenpus on from the so-what-does-plaid-mean dept.

New submitter PJ6 writes: Three students attending the Isaac Newton Academy in the UK won the Healthcare Category of the Teen Tech Awards, for their idea to use antibodies to create color-changing condoms to recognize STDs. They say the material, which is still in the concept stage, will turn green for chlamydia, yellow for herpes, purple for HPV, and blue for syphilis. The BBC reports: "The boys said they still have to test the science and feasibility of their idea. They want to work with a university on the science and say they've already been contacted by a condom company which is interested in working with them on developing the concept further."

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  1. Lot of test. by MouseTheLuckyDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeo. They need to do lots of tests. Lot and lots of tests.
    They are now looking for female vilunteers to help them out.

    1. Re: Lot of test. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Well, the whips and chains might be a dead giveaway...

    2. Re: Lot of test. by rubycodez · · Score: 3, Funny

      the Domination community also has that problem, and you AGREE with Me DON'T YOU, You Little Sniveling Twink

  2. Add one more colour by vikingpower · · Score: 3, Funny

    Red for stupidity.

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    Religous speak to God. Insane are spoken to by God. When all shut up, one can finally hear Shostakovich in peace
  3. Re:I thought the point was protection? by MouseTheLuckyDog · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well you get to have sex. Pull out. Look at the color of the condom and say "Good thing I wore this you skank whore."

  4. False Positives? by darkain · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, the science hasn't even been tested yet... So, what is this, just hopeful, wishful thinking? What is the false positive rate? More importantly, what other chemicals trigger a false positive?

    Remember that "date rape testing fingernail polish" that went super viral? Awesome in theory, horrible in practice. Milk causes a false positive with it. How many drinks nowadays contain some form of milk? Rumchata and White Russians both come to mind instantly. [in before "in soviet russia" joke]

  5. Re:Turn Your Head And Cough by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    We used to call them vibrators, but selfie stick is OK too, I guess.