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Bio-Spleen Sucks Pathogens and Toxins from Blood

Sep 15, 2014
Scientists at Harvard have developed a device called the biospline that can clean blood without diagnosing the infectious agent. The biospline uses nanoscale-size magnetic beads to rid the blood of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and toxins. It has been successfully tested on human blood and infected rats, and the researchers have plans for future development and trials.
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