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Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset | Lex Fridman Podcast #146

Michael Mina: Rapid Testing, Viruses, and the Engineering Mindset | Lex Fridman Podcast #146

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Detect (rapid RNA detection device)

Detect (Jonathan Rothberg)

“it's a beautiful test in my opinion it works exceedingly well”
“this test here by a company called detect this is one of jonathan rothberg's companies”— guest

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Abbott BinaxNOW

Abbott

“this is uh this is abbott's binex now test and it's really it's pretty simple”— guest
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Quidel QuickVue

Quidel

“there's a few companies quadel is making a test called the quick view which is just just this”— guest
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Ellume COVID-19 test

Ellume

“it's got like lights in it and a power button and stuff this is called an alum test which is you know fine”— guest
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Innova rapid antigen test

Innova

“an american company based in california called inova and they are giving 5 million tests to the uk every day”— guest
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SD Biosensor rapid antigen test

SD Biosensor

“sd biosensors one company's making tens of millions a day not coming to the united states but going all over europe”— guest
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BD Veritor

Becton Dickinson (inferred)

“he was using a slightly different one one of these but that requires an instrument called the bd veritar”— guest
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23andMe

23andMe

“you can offer individuals something in return like 23andme does you know that's a great way to get people to give specimens”— guest
BookReferencedISBN verified

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

William L. Shirer (inferred)

“i've been reading as i don't shut up about the the rise and fall of the third reich and you know there there's economic effects”— guest
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The Matrix

The Wachowskis (inferred)

“i always think of the matrix you know or where um i forget who it was somebody was shooting at neo and he like leans backwards”— guest