Diagnosing diseases such as malaria and tuberculosis in the developing world could be radically improved by a sensor attached to a mobile phone being developed by Australian researchers.
Leader of CSIRO's Medical Devices Stream, Scott Martin, said 20 researchers were building a phone-attached miniature sensor capable of detecting an array of bacterial diseases using a breath sample or urine sample. It would be used in countries without adequate pathology services.
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http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/government/csiro-developing-sensors-to-taste-disease-by-phone/story-fn4htb9o-1226590259543
