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March/April 2008

From the Lab: Biotechnology

New publications, experiments and breakthroughs in biotechnology--and what they mean.

By Emily Singer

When blood flows through the microfluidic device, cancer cells in the blood (shown in yellow) stick to microscopic posts lining the chip (shown in blue).
Credit: Massachusetts General Hospital BioMEMS Resource Center

Test for Cancer Cells in Blood
An inexpensive microfluidic chip could lead to earlier cancer detection and treatment.

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