Scientists have created a smartphone-based microscope that could make cancer screening accessible to healthcare workers in the more remote areas of the world. The device is aimed at underdeveloped countries, where doctors don't always have the tools or expertise to conduct DNA sequencing analysis and testing for genetic mutations. A lightweight optical attachment was developed by researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, Sweden's Stockholm University, and Uppsala University. The new gadget, which works with a standard smartphone camera, could be mass produced for less than $500 each. "A typical microscope with multiple imaging modes would cost around $10,000," lead researcher
Scientists transform a Nokia 1020 into a microscope to save lives
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Low-cost DNA sequencer uses Nokia 1020's camera as a microscope