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Opinion

Biochip sensors for the rapid and sensitive detection of viral disease

Andrew D Livingston1 email, Colin J Campbell1, Edward K Wagner2 and Peter Ghazal1

Scottish Centre for Genomic Technology and Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH16 4SB, UK

Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and Center for Virus Research, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA

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Genome Biology 2005, 6:112doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-6-112

Published: 26 May 2005

Subject areas: Virology, Genome studies, Methods, Cell biology

Abstract

Recent advances in DNA and protein microarray methodology and the emerging technology of cell-based sensors have massively increased the speed and sensitivity with which we can detect viral infections. The advantages of the multi-parameter microarray technologies could be combined with the speed and sensitivity of cell-based systems to give 'cell-omic' sensors.


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