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The 'game changing' smart paper than could instantly test for Ebola
UK Daily Mail ^
| UPDATED: 19:15 EST, 11 November
| By MARK PRIGG FOR MAILONLINE
Posted on 11/11/2014 5:42:59 PM PST by wtd
The 'game changing' smart paper than could instantly test for Ebola
- Paper can simply be carried into affected areas to carry out tests
- System takes biological reactions out of cells and puts them on paper
- Can be embedded into clothing to protect workers
- Can be adapted to test for a range of diseases
By MARK PRIGG FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 19:05 EST, 11 November 2014 | UPDATED: 19:15 EST, 11 November
Researchers have unveiled a radical new way to test for Ebola - using paper. The tool, called a paper gene circuit, takes biological reactions out of cells and puts them onto a piece of paper.
Researchers say it can simply be carried into affected areas and carry out tests.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: ebola; ebolatest; paperdiagnostic; papergenecircuit; test
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posted on
11/11/2014 5:42:59 PM PST
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wtd
To: wtd
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posted on
11/11/2014 5:48:33 PM PST
by
KoRn
(Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
To: wtd
Cool. I always thought paper chromatography was slick.
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posted on
11/11/2014 6:39:22 PM PST
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Paladin2
To: wtd; GeronL; null and void; Slings and Arrows
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posted on
11/12/2014 1:14:12 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Hey Obama: If Islamic State is not Islamic, then why did you give Osama Bin Laden a muslim funeral?)
To: a fool in paradise
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11/12/2014 1:17:17 PM PST
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GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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