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Frederick Balagadde: Um bio-laboratório num microchip

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Os medicamentos por si só não conseguem acabar com as doenças na África subsariana. Precisamos de ferramentas de diagnóstico adequadas. Frederick Balagadde, TED Senior Fellow, demonstra como podemos multiplicar o poder e a disponibilidade de um laboratório de diagnóstico caro e de difícil gestão -- miniaturizando-o até ao tamanho de um 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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Reviewed by Miguel Cabral de Pinho
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