The software application can take a picture of a blood sample, process the data to detect malaria parasites, quantify how much malaria is in the sample and point the parasites out to the phone user.
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A Breakthrough in Malaria Research
Scientists from Scotland have reported a major breakthrough in fight against malaria. The team from Edinburgh University in collaboration with a team in Portugal have discovered a gene that offers the drug resistance trait to the parasite. Drug-resistant plasmodium falciparum parasites are a major hindrance in the battle against the deadly disease. Chloroquine, the most… Continue reading A Breakthrough in Malaria Research