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The machine that will help end TB

Nearly 1.5 million people die from tuberculosis every year, even though most cases can be cured with routine antibiotic treatments. One country’s fight to get the ancient scourge under control has an unlikely hero: a simple diagnostic test.

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Source: MIT Technology Review

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By Jon Cohen

Published: Dec. 12, 2012, 2:54 p.m.

Last updated: Dec. 12, 2012, 3:54 p.m.

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