Tiny plastic card IDs HIV in minutes

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Inexpensive and accurate diagnostic tools can be a great boost for developing countries where good labs are not readily available. One of such new tool from Columbia University researchers could save countless lives by detecting deadly diseases like HIV without the need for complicated equipment.
 
Now that is progress, and will no doubt be invaluable for developing countries as suggested in the article.
 
It is, hopefully the technology will evolve and mature quickly so this can become reality in very near future. :)
 
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