Channel: Motherboard

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: We meet the engineers behind a new, ultrasound-powered injectable microchip. About the size of a grain of salt, the chip could help doctors diagnose illness and monitor vital signs. But believers in vaccine conspiracy theories have hijacked and misrepresented this new tech. We examine what happens when emerging science collides with online rumors and misinformation. Subscribe to MOTHERBOARD: bit.ly/Subscribe-To-MOTHERBOARD Follow MOTHERBOARD Facebook: facebook.com/motherboardtv Twitter: twitter.com/motherboard Tumblr: motherboardtv.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/motherboardvice More videos from the VICE network: fb.com/vicevideo