Research lights up biochip potential

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Dr. Jim McMullin
Dr. Jim McMullin

New research from a University of Alberta optics expert is shining a light on some of the challenges facing lab-on-a-chip technology. Electrical engineering professor Dr. Jim McMullin has developed a new type of biochip, which may eliminate the need for the bulky technology to analyze the results of tests happening within the tiny channels of biochips.


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