Mobile Detection System for the Bird Flu

NanoDetection Technology, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Oak Ridge National Laboratory are teaming up to develop a mobile product that can detect avian influenza. The device will use NanoDetection Technology's patented biochip to detect light produced as a result of a chemical reaction (e.g., DNA hybridization or protein conjugation) in positive tests. According to the company's CEO, the test is "cowboy simple" and can be performed by farmers instead of Ph.D.s.