Smartphone to help farmers test for poultry infection

Smartphone to help farmers test for poultry infection

6 years ago
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https://phys.org/news/2018-05-smartphone-farmers-poultry-infection.html

A team of scientists lead by Brunel University London will develop a molecular test and a smartphone app that, when used together, detect six key pathogens in poultry.

Farmers will collect samples from their birds using a large-matchbox-sized instrument that screens the DNA and RNA. The device connects wirelessly to the app to display the results, which can can also feed into a central store to help track outbreaks across the islands. The whole process takes less than an hour.