Advance makes possible near-instantaneous DNA analysis
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - 08:03
in Health & Medicine
Picture this: You've brought your sick child to the doctor's office. After checking her pulse and blood pressure, he takes a nasal or throat swab and inserts it into a mysterious black box. Before the doctor finishes his examination, the black box beeps, indicating that the pathogen that's making your child sick has been identified.