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HiberGene MeningitisTest
Dublin based HiberGene has announced that it has obtained the CE mark for its
meningitis test.
The HG Menin-
gococcus assay
was designed to
target a consen-
sus nucleic acid
sequence which is
conserved among
Neisseria men-
ingitidis strains
responsible for invasive disease.The assay has been shown to amplify DNA from N.
meningitidis serogroups A, B, C, 29E,W135, X,Y, Z and it gives highly sensitive, specific
results from whole blood, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and nasopharyngeal swab samples
in less than 60 minutes.
Read more...NowYour Smartphone Can HelpYou CleanYourTeeth
Oral-B’s latest electric toothbrush, the Genius 9000, connects to an app on your
smartphone via Bluetooth to help track your brushing and teach you better technique.
Connect your phone to the toothbrush and fire
up the app. Stick your phone on your bathroom
mirror at eye level with the screen facing you (a
mount with a suction cup is included).The app will
help you line up your face with the view from the
front facing camera. Once you start brushing, the
app uses the camera to judge the position of the
toothbrush in your mouth in order to gauge how
much time you’re spending brushing each zone of
your teeth.
The Genius 9000 is due to hit shops in the UK and the rest of Europe in July, and
the US in December. Prices are expected to be somewhere between $200 and $300
(which converts to around £145 to £215).
Reported by
C|Net25 February