In the lab, cells and bacteria are checked and counted by flowing them past an expensive tool, a "flow cytometer". A $5 gadget added to your cell phone can replace a machine costing tens of thousands of dollars. The cost of finding out things is coming down everywhere.
Politics and science, humor and hypocrisy. METANOODLE
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Cell phone gadget can cut cost of lab tool a thousand-fold
In the lab, cells and bacteria are checked and counted by flowing them past an expensive tool, a "flow cytometer". A $5 gadget added to your cell phone can replace a machine costing tens of thousands of dollars. The cost of finding out things is coming down everywhere.
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