Aug. 11, 2010

Compact Microscope a Marvel

In a paper published online in the journal PLoS ONE, Rice alumnus Andrew Miller and co-authors show that his portable, battery-operated fluorescence microscope, which costs US-$ 240, stacks up nicely against devices that retail for as much as US-$ 40,000 in diagnosing signs of tuberculosis. Miller and colleagues at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (TMHRI), USA analyzed samples from 19 patients suspected of having TB, an infectious disease that usually attacks the lungs and can be fatal if not treated. more