$1 chip tests for HIV in 15 minutes, fits in your wallet

Re:$1 chip tests for HIV in 15 minutes, fits in your wallet by corin_ on Thursday August 04, 2011 @10:19AM (#2846067)

The title in the nature.com report includes "in the developing world", so I wonder if this will be one of those products that doesn't really get targetted towards US/EU - where, while we may not have HIV problems anywhere near as bad as in Africa, but a $1 15 minute test would still be insanely useful.

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Re:$1 chip tests for HIV in 15 minutes, fits in your wallet by rcfox on Thursday August 04, 2011 @10:25AM (#2846089)

Maybe a $5/$10 price tag North America could help keep the price around $1 in Africa.

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Re:$1 chip tests for HIV in 15 minutes, fits in your wallet by d0ne on Thursday August 04, 2011 @10:22AM (#2846079)

Even if they don't intend to market this to the US I will do whatever I can to see that it is easily available here.

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Re:$1 chip tests for HIV in 15 minutes, fits in your wallet by araneae on Thursday August 04, 2011 @12:08PM (#2846538)

We don't need a cheap ELISA test here- it's already pretty cheap.

What we need is a cheap molecular test, which can detect HIV during early stage infection, when people who are HIV positive are 40 times more likely to transmit the disease.

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Re:$1 chip tests for HIV in 15 minutes, fits in your wallet by thestranger on Thursday August 04, 2011 @10:23AM (#2846082)

Are you involved in the project?

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Re:$1 chip tests for HIV in 15 minutes, fits in your wallet by d0ne on Thursday August 04, 2011 @10:28AM (#2846100)

No.

Innovation in practical use medical technologies is one of my personal passions and frequently on the receiving end of my philanthropy.

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Re:$1 chip tests for HIV in 15 minutes, fits in your wallet by thestranger on Thursday August 04, 2011 @11:06AM (#2846237)

Well kudos to you, good sir.

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