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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

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