How do pregnancy tests work? - Tien Nguyen
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Over-the-counter pregnancy tests give potentially life-changing results with a pretty high rate of accuracy. But how do they work? Tien Nguyen explains how each test performs a scientifically rigorous, multi-stage experiment that goes from start to finish in the time that it’ll take you to watch this video.
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- Educator Tien Nguyen
- Director Andrew Foerster
- Artist Mike Ellis
- Narrator Susan Zimmerman
