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microarray

British  
/ ˌmaɪkrəʊəˈreɪ /

noun

  1. another name for biochip

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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As it was the first trial to use microarray patches to deliver vaccine to children it had a small sample size and selected healthy adults, toddlers and infants.

From Science Daily Apr. 29, 2024

The microarray patch sticks to the arm and lots of microscopic needles deliver the vaccine through the skin, with no pain.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2024

The researchers then used data collected during the IVF process: The couples’ embryos, 110 in all, had undergone limited genetic testing at that time, a sort of spot sequencing of cells, called microarray measurements.

From Science Magazine Mar. 21, 2022

The Golden State Killer and many other cases relied upon a DNA test called a microarray, which generates a subset of key markers from a person’s DNA code, like an abridged version of a book.

From New York Times May 3, 2021

Scientists use DNA microarray technology to study hundreds or thousands of genes at once, to understand their activity levels.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2018

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