Wednesday, November 15, 2006

BioPen

Filed under: Diagnostics

Iddo Genuth and Lucille Fresco-Cohen over at The Future of Things (TFOT) describe an innovative prototype device, coming from the Ben Gurion University in Israel, that promises to "help soldiers on the battlefield determine whether they have been exposed to dangerous biological agents in under 20 minutes." In addition, this ELISA-based device should also be useful for other diagnostic purposes, such as detection of common infections, drinking water testing, etc. Go ahead and read the article and interview with Dr. Robert Marks, the inventor of the BioPen, over at the TFOT...
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