Space Technology to Hunt Down TB

There is a device developed for a mission to Mars that could help spot signs of life closer to home by spotting the bacterium that causes TB. Wouldn't that be great? The Open University and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine project will use a tiny detection kit made for the Beagle 2 project. The gas chromatograph mass spectrometer can pick out the unique chemical fingerprint of TB. An expert hopes it will boost the poor diagnosis rate in developing countries.