Mobile phone kits to diagnose STDs

Doctors and technology experts are developing small devices, similar to pregnancy testing kits, that will tell someone quickly and privately if they have caught an infection through sexual contact.

People who suspect they have been infected will be able to put urine or saliva on to a computer chip about the size of a USB chip, plug it into their phone or computer and receive a diagnosis within minutes, telling them which, if any, sexually transmitted infection (STI) they have.

The developers of the rapid testing devices expect them to be sold for as little as 50p or £1 each in vending machines in nightclubs, pharmacies and in supermarkets, as condoms are. They are drawing on nanotechnology and microfluidics, the creation of miniaturised laboratories.

Wow, smartphones these days can do everything.

Cliff notes:
You pee or spit on a computer chip, plug it into your phone or computer and receive a STD diagnosis within minutes.
Developers are hoping the anonymity of the test will allow more people with STD's to be diagnosed.
The chip which is being developed in part by the British government will be sold for as little as 50p or 1 pound (80 cents to $1.60).




http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010...gnose-stds

That's actually a brilliant idea.

As a bonus feature, your phone will auto-text and auto-tweet your results!

How about auto texting all of your contacts to alert them that they might want to get tested? lol

That'd be pretty damn awkward if you've got your parents in your contacts, wouldn't it?

I'm intrigued as to how accurate these tests are and for which diseases they test....it seems tricky...

How about auto texting all of your contacts to alert them that they might want to get tested? lol

How about auto texting all of your contacts to alert them that they might want to get tested? lol