Inspired by the growing range of clockwork gadgets (radios, torches and so on) designed for use in places without mains electricity, they have come up with a hand-cranked device that can be used to examine a woman's cervix for signs of cancer.

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With a standard Pap, a little brush scrapes off cells from the cervix, which are stored in a vial to examine for signs of cervical cancer.

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