Biomarkers detection takes logical next step

Those clever chaps at Yale University have recently announced a Star Trek-style medical instrument which could identify signs of illness within 20 minutes.

The device works by detecting biomarkers in the blood. These can often suggest that a patient is suffering from any number of diseases.

And unlike the current lengthy wait required to test blood samples at a laboratory, the new tool could present results in less than 20 minutes.

Working on the same principal as the tricorder device used in Star Trek, the device could be a vital lifesaver by speeding up the diagnosis of suffering patients.

The instruments portability could not only be a boon in doctors’ surgeries and hospitals but also on battlefields and during times of national crisis.