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Nucleic acid quantification in the field

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A lunchbox-sized device for nucleic acid quantification that can be powered by sunlight, a flame or electricity enables the diagnosis of disease in settings with unreliable power supply.

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Fig. 1: Nucleic acid amplification testing in a portable device.

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  1. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Zachary Ballard & Aydogan Ozcan

  2. California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Zachary Ballard & Aydogan Ozcan

  3. Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

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