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A new power-free microfluidic chip developed by researchers at the
RIKENAdvanced Science Institute, Japan, enables detection of micro-
RNA from extremely small sample volume in only 20 minutes.
By drastically reducing the time and quantity of sample required for
detection, the chip lays the groundwork for early-stage point-of-care
diagnosis of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s.
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The new power-free RNA detection microchip.
Left: Fabricated microchip. Right: Microchannel design.
(Credit: RIKEN)
