A new microscope for smartphones might revolutionize the detection of cancer. Image source: Shutterstock (#234708754)
Researchers at UCLA, Stockholm University and Uppsala University in Sweden have created a microscope for smartphones that could ease the mutation-testing process immeasurably by facilitating the analysis of DNA sequences and genetic mutations in tissue samples and tumor cells. The DNA does not have to be extracted physically which saves time. This, in turn, helps doctors to identify genetic mutations causing tumors and deciphering the best way to take treatment-wise. The microscope is an attachment for a standard smartphone that feeds data to an algorithm and in turn reads and analyzes sequenced DNA. It makes DNA sequencing and genetic analysis accessible and affordable.
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