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An ingenious microscope could change how quickly disease is detected

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Tags: medicine, malaria, machine learning, microscopes, diagnostics, diseases, author.ed yong, source.the atlantic, paywall.soft
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/08/cheap-automatic-microscope-could-change-how-diseases-are-detected/596440/

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Title
A Simple Invention Could Change How Fast Disease Is Detected
Authors
Ed Yong
Published
Aug 22 2019
Word count
479 words

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  1. cmccabe
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    I was about to post this same link. Great story. For those interested, The Atlantic has written about some of Manu Prakash’s other inventions as well. Foldscope:...

    I was about to post this same link. Great story.

    For those interested, The Atlantic has written about some of Manu Prakash’s other inventions as well.

    Foldscope:
    https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2015/09/one-dollar-origami-microscope-foldscope/403156/

    Paper and string centrifuge:
    https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/01/button-spinner-health-care/512549/

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