Not really a cancer post, but certainly an interesting idea. Researchers in America are developing a new way of using the camera on a mobile phone, to take pictures of microscope slides when you don’t have access to a full blown laboratory. This sort of thing will probably be of most use in the developing world.
It is called the “Celloscope”, if you have Broadband and Flash installed you should be able to see the video above (there is a short advert before it starts). If you don’t have Flash Player installed then you can read a transcript of the video on the smartplanet website. I thought it was a nice idea, healthcare should be affordable to all, not just rich people in the developed world who can afford luxuries like microscopes.
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