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title: "Open qPCR – An Affordable, Real-Time, Open-Sourced PCR Machine"
description: "A Kickstarter campaign called Open qPCR wants to create a sleek touch screen PCR thermocycler, with a price tag of $1500. Most commercial PCR machines cost upwards of $20,000"
date: "2014-11-29"
modified: "2014-11-29"
authors:
  - name: "Andrew Johnson"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/andrewjohnson"
url: "https://futurism.com/open-qpcr-affordable-real-time-open-sourced-pcr-machine"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
---

# Open qPCR – An Affordable, Real-Time, Open-Sourced PCR Machine

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/484376a99416353e5c1fcebec454082a_large.jpg>)

- The machine copies DNA and converts it to easily understandable data
- Open qPCR is a real-time diagnostic tool able to detect foodborne contaminants like E. coli and Listeria and help track the spread of infections like HIV, malaria and Ebola
- Open qPCR offers a web interface for visually designing experiments, powerful functionality for experimentation, and presents clear positive/negative results