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A lab the size of a postage stamp - George Whitesides

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Traditional lab tests for disease diagnosis can be too expensive and cumbersome for the regions most in need. George Whitesides' ingenious answer is a foolproof tool that can be manufactured at virtually zero cost. (Filmed at TEDxBoston.)Talk by George Whitesides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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