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Mobile Add-On Can Detect HIV In Minutes

Mobile add-ons are getting serious. Though still in its testing phase, some engineers have created a “dongle” that -- when plugged in to an iPhone -- can diagnose HIV and syphilis in 15 minutes flat. “Researchers from Columbia University developed the dongle to make it easier for healthcare workers in remote areas to identify people with life-threatening sexually transmitted diseases,” the Los Angeles Times reports. “The HIV and syphilis tests that are currently available cost as much as $8.50 combined and can take more than 2.5 hours.”
 

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