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This invention costs one cent and could change the course of disease diagnosis [VIDEO]

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Each year the Australian Museum awards a series prizes to an Australian inventions, innovations and other pursuits. It’s called the Eureka Prize.

This year, Dr Steve Less from the ANU has won with his amazing invention. He has created a microscope lens for smart phones. And, it costs just one cent to produce.

Yes. You read that correctly.

It’s a stunning innovation that puts the hand of medical investigation into the hands of millions. Every medical expert, anywhere in the world can turn their smart phone into a medical instrument that could help diagnose diseases on the fly.

Celebrate Australian ingenuity!

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