Breakthrough In Rapid Malaria Detection Reported By McGill Researchers

A research team led by Dr. Paul Wiseman of the Departments of Physics and Chemistry at McGill University has developed a radically new technique that uses lasers and non-linear optical effects to detect malaria infection in human blood, according to a study published in the Biophysical Journal. The researchers say the new technique holds the promise of simpler, faster and far less labour-intensive detection of the malaria parasite in blood samples. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Medical Devices on December 24th, 2007