Called aCellScope, itcanshowindividualwhiteandred blood cells, whichmeans that with the correct stainit can be used toidentifytheparasitethat causesmalaria.
The same journal also published a report in July on an experimental device called the CellScope.
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Dan Fletcher heads the team that developed the CellScope.
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The CellScope is a cell phone microscope.
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Just one example (courtesy iMedicalApps): startup Cellscope developed a smartphone camera attachment to create a personal otoscope (for looking at your eardrum) that links to a Cloud-based diagnosis engine to determine whether your child has an ear infection.