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Frederick Balagadde: Laboratorio su un microchip

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I medicinali da soli non possono fermare le malattie nell'Africa Sub-sahariana: occorre affiancarli a strumenti diagnostici. Frederick Balagadde, TED Senior Fellow, mostra come sia possibile moltiplicare il potere e la disponibilità di un laboratorio diagnostico costoso e ingombrante - miniaturizzandolo alle dimensioni di un chip.

TED Senior Fellow Frederick Balagadde invented the micro-chemostat, a first-of-its-kind, dime-sized piece of transparent plastic that can orchestrate the behavior of living cells. Full bio »

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