“$2 egg-beater could save lives in developing countries”

November 2nd, 2008

eggbeaterPlastic tubing taped to a handheld egg-beater could save lives in developing countries, the Royal Society of Chemistry’s journal Lab on a Chip reports. The low-cost centrifuge replacement can separate plasma from blood in minutes, which is used in tests to detect lethal infectious diseases responsible for half of all deaths in developing countries…

Full story: E! Science News

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