Open-Source LAMP Instrument Aimed at Clinicians and Biohackers Alike

Over the last few years, we’ve all been given a valuable lesson in both the promise and limitations of advanced molecular biology methods for clinical diagnostics. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) …read more Continue reading Open-Source LAMP Instrument Aimed at Clinicians and Biohackers Alike

HDD Centrifuge Puts COVID-19 Testing Lab in a Backpack

Backpack COVID-19 lab

Throughout this two-year global COVID-19 nightmare, one thing that has been sorely lacking is access to testing. “Flu-like symptoms” covers a lot of ground, and knowing if a sore throat …read more Continue reading HDD Centrifuge Puts COVID-19 Testing Lab in a Backpack

Monoclonal Antibodies: The Guided Missiles of Medicine

Angry antibodies

Whenever anyone mentions the word “antibodies” these days, it’s sure to grab your attention. Thoughts generally flow to the human immune system and the role it plays in the ongoing …read more Continue reading Monoclonal Antibodies: The Guided Missiles of Medicine

A Simple but Effective High-Flow Oxygen Concentrator from Hardware Store Parts

To say that a lot has happened in the year since the COVID-19 pandemic started is an understatement of epic proportions, so much so that it may be hard to …read more Continue reading A Simple but Effective High-Flow Oxygen Concentrator from Hardware Store Parts

EU Vaccine Regulator Hacked for Pfizer/BioNTech Info

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says it was hacked by persons unknown.
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Teardown Of The Singaporean COVID-19 TraceTogether Token

A large part of fighting against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is the practice of contact tracing, where the whereabouts of an infected person can be traced and anyone who has been in contact with that person over the past days tested for COVID-19. While smartphone apps have been a popular choice …read more

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Hackaday Links: May 31, 2020

We begin with sad news indeed as we mark the passing of Marcel van Kervinck on Monday. The name might not ring a bell, but his project, the Gigatron TTL computer, certainly will. We did a deep dive on the microprocessor-less computer a while back, and Marcel was a regular …read more

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Coronavirus Testing: CRISPR Technology Set to Streamline Viral Testing

If we could run back 2020 to its beginning and get a do-over, chances are pretty good that we’d do a lot of things differently. There’s a ton of blame to go around on COVID-19, but it’s safe to say that one of the biggest failures of this whole episode …read more

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, Infectious Disease Slayer

In the two months since the harsh realities of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 have come into sharp focus, Americans have become increasingly familiar with a man who has been quietly serving the people since the days when Ronald Reagan was up for re-election. For many, Dr. Anthony Fauci is the national …read more

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