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Medical Card-Reading Tester Can Produce Almost Instant Diagnosis
Posted by Gizmodo US Edition at 12:40 PM on November 5, 2008
Hypochondriacs should be comforted to hear that scientists have developed a card-reading device that can test blood, urine and saliva for diseases and illnesses instantly. This medical card-reader uses the giant magnetoresistance principle, which means it can diagnose diseases from bodily samples just as a computer would collect data off hard disk drives. Because it is currently the size of a desktop computer, this device will not be available for commercialisation as of now. So, if you're too impatient to find out whether or not you tested positive for gonorrhea, and you just can't seem to keep it in your pants in the meantime, please use a condom. Thank you. [Gearlog]
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khetti
Posted 2:49 PM 5/11/08
First 23andMe, now this...
I now have the tools to pre-screen hookers and/or potential girlfriends before committing to anything.
This is getting more and more like Gattaca everyday...
khetti
USB_Humping_Dog
Posted 2:46 PM 5/11/08
With the rate new diseases are coming up, you have to wonder if the virus database on this thing allows for easy updating through the Intarwebs.
USB_Humping_Dog
SynMonger
Posted 4:03 PM 5/11/08
Diagnosis: Murder
SynMonger
northerngeek
Posted 7:48 PM 5/11/08
At the size of a desktop computer I will take one for the GP practice my family runs- this sort of thing would clear all sorts of problems- sending off samples, calling patient back to get results etc
northerngeek
Curves
Posted 11:51 PM 5/11/08
Star Treks "Bones" had to get his start someplace. This must have been it.
Curves
GadgetPlay
Posted 5:17 AM 6/11/08
You're welcome!
GadgetPlay
GTgeek
Posted 7:03 AM 6/11/08
This is pretty cool, but it's going to put some medical technologists out of a job. The only problem with that is there will be no one to double check a diagnosis.
GTgeek