Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. Scientists have transformed a blender into a centrifuge (a), recycled gloves (b) used a soda bottle as a make-do ice bucket (c), devised a simpler flow cytometer (d) and invented a tip washer for rinsing out pipet tips (e).
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Ingenious inventions. Nat Med 13, 1130–1131 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1007-1130b
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nm1007-1130b