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Nature 456, 178-179 (13 November 2008) | doi:10.1038/456178a; Published online 12 November 2008
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
Analytical chemistry: Home diagnostics to music
Jeffrey S. Erickson1 & Frances S. Ligler1
Abstract
Fed up with sitting in the doctor's surgery among all those sneezy patients, waiting for the results of a health check? With the latest technology, you could one day perform bioassays on your home compact-disc player.
Biosensors are under commercial development for all sorts of applications — detecting human and animal pathogens, measuring clinical markers for heart attack and cancer, and monitoring environmental pollutants. The most effective way to put biosensors into the hands of potential customers, especially those with limited budgets, might be to modify the technology so that it can run on everyday devices, rather than on specialized apparatus.
- Jeffrey S. Erickson and Frances S. Ligler are at the Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, 4555 Overlook Avenue SW, Washington DC 20375-5348, USA.
Email: frances.ligler@nrl.navy.mil
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