Lab Micro-Sizes Genetics Testing

Friday, September 19, 2008 - 14:35 in Physics & Chemistry

Using new "lab on a chip" technology, James Landers, a University of Virginia chemistry professor, hopes to create a hand-held device that may eventually allow physicians, crime scene investigators, pharmacists, even the general public to quickly and inexpensively conduct DNA tests from almost anywhere, without need for a complex and expensive central laboratory.

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