30-minute Ebola Test Developed

Japanese researchers have developed a new test to detect the presence of the Ebola virus in 30 minutes. Professor Jiro Yasuda and his team at Nagasaki University say their process is also cheaper than the system currently in use in west Africa where the virus has already killed more than 1,500 people. "The new method is simpler than the current one and can be used in countries where expensive testing equipment is not available," Yasuda told AFP ...