George Whitesides: A lab the size of a postage stamp

About this film

Traditional lab tests for disease diagnosis can be too expensive and cumbersome for the regions most in need. George Whitesides' ingenious answer, at TEDxBoston, is a foolproof tool that can be manufactured at virtually zero cost.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED, Talks, chemistry, development, disease, poverty, science, technology, TEDxBoston 2009, 2009

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