Tag: Tanzania

Parasitologists fight disease in Africa using low-cost iPhone lens

by Erica Sadun (Mar 12th, 2013)

In rural Tanzania, scientists have outfitted an iPhone with an $8 glass lens and an inexpensive flashlight to convert the device into an inexpensive field microscope. Fitted out in such a fashion, the unit enabled researchers to search stool samples for parasite eggs, including the hookworm and ...

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