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Advances in technology have allowed chemical sampling with high spatial resolution and the manipulation and measurement of individual molecules. Adaptation of these approaches to lab-on-a-chip formats is providing a new class of research tools for the investigation of biochemistry and life processes.
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Harold Craighead is a member of the Board of Directors and has an equity interest in Pacific Biosciences, USA, and has received research support from Innovative Biotechnologies International, USA.
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Craighead, H. Future lab-on-a-chip technologies for interrogating individual molecules. Nature 442, 387–393 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature05061
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