A new study credits the author of the Harry Potter books for inspiring a biomedical innovation: “Paper-Based Blood Typing Device That Reports Patient’s Blood Type ‘in Writing’“, Miaosi Li, Junfei Tian, Mohammad Al-Tamimi, Wei Shen, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, epub April 18, 2012. The authors, at Monash University, explain: “A low-cost bioactive paper device is designed […]
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Headline of the Day: Blood, Spit & Burnout
Today’s Headline of the Day comes from a University of Montreal press release: Simple spit and blood tests might detect burnout before it happens The press release goes on to say: Your blood and the level of a hormone in your spit could reveal if you’re on the point of burnout, according to research undertaken […]
Ink vs. blood
This chart, from the reflectionofme web site, shows the relative prices of several liquids. Ink for an HP computer printer is notably more expensive than the other listed liquids. But it was still, when the chart was prepared, less than twice the price of blood (the latter, of course, is subject to fluctuation). (Thanks to […]