I imagine a device like PlusLife that has hundreds of tiny channels instead of just 7. Every common pathogen, many replicates and multiple targets for more reliability. A cheap and quick answer to “what do I have”. Doesn’t need to be perfect to be transformative!
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ddPCR is widely used to run independent PCR reactions in thousands of tiny droplets. Is there some reason this principle can’t be done cheaply with microfluidics and a cheap camera sensor? Can reagents be lyophilized and deposited in tiny volumes?
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