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Researchers have
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demonstrated a tiny chip based
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on silicon that could be used to
UK diagnose dozens of diseases.
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A tiny drop of blood is drawn
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through the chip, where disease
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The device uses the tendency of
a fluid to travel through small
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channels under its own force,
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A tiny amount of blood is drawn
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