wraggster
May 7th, 2015, 18:32
http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/midas/3fcece6a8f873851c2f7174f6ca3316b/201960486/cellscope.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/07/berkeley-cellscope-loa/)
Seeing a hematologist is a luxury that few people can afford in the poorest parts of Africa. That's why a team at UC Berkeley has adapted its iPhone microscope project (http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/23/iphone-4-turned-into-a-microscope-via-cellscope-attachment/) to identify blood parasites in under three minutes. CellScope Loa is, essentially, a 3D-printed box that a smartphone can sit on top of, taking five-second videos of blood samples. The companion app then looks for signs of movement from the microscopic worms that, when left untreated, cause river blindness and elephantiasis.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/07/berkeley-cellscope-loa/
Seeing a hematologist is a luxury that few people can afford in the poorest parts of Africa. That's why a team at UC Berkeley has adapted its iPhone microscope project (http://www.engadget.com/2011/07/23/iphone-4-turned-into-a-microscope-via-cellscope-attachment/) to identify blood parasites in under three minutes. CellScope Loa is, essentially, a 3D-printed box that a smartphone can sit on top of, taking five-second videos of blood samples. The companion app then looks for signs of movement from the microscopic worms that, when left untreated, cause river blindness and elephantiasis.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/05/07/berkeley-cellscope-loa/