DIAGNOSE YOURSELF

摘要

It Sounded Like A Bad Joke. One headline read: think you have an STD? PEE ON YOUR PHONE TO FIND out. But earlier this month researchers in the U.K. received a $6.4 million grant to develop a test for sexually transmitted diseases that would allow people to place a urine sample on a USB-like plug and get instant results by inserting it into their cell phone or computer. The test won't be commercially available for seven to 10 years, says the project's lead investigator, Dr. Tariq Sadiq. And while it sounds gross, germophobes can relax: "You're not peeing on the computer or mobile phone," Sadiq says. "It's a completely separate device."