{"id":3354,"date":"2018-08-30T14:09:45","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T14:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athis-consulting.com\/news\/?p=3354"},"modified":"2018-10-02T10:28:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T10:28:03","slug":"changing-the-way-we-search-for-antibiotics-with-a-200-3d-printed-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athis-technologies.com\/news\/innovation\/health\/2018\/changing-the-way-we-search-for-antibiotics-with-a-200-3d-printed-box\/","title":{"rendered":"Changing the way we search for antibiotics \u2013 with a $200, 3D-printed box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Printed Fluorescence Imaging Box \u2013 or PFIbox, for short \u2013 is capable of collecting massive amounts of data that will help researchers in the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research in their quest to discover new antibiotics.The box allows scientists to analyze more than 6,000 samples of bacteria at a time.<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qYXj1cQvxeM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>The tool uses LED lights to excite fluorescent proteins found in bacteria. 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