Bubble wrap used for cheap blood and bacteria tests
Pack it in, pricey lab gear. Bubble wrap can be a cheap, easy way to run a variety of tests on medical and environmental samples. Standardised and stackable, 96-well assay plates are the gold standard for running small sample diagnostics and simple liquid reaction tests in chemistry labs. But at $1 to $5 a piece, this can be too much for labs around the world with limited resources.
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