New Lab-On-A-Chip Device To Detect Cancer Faster doctor.ndtv.com
The lab-on-a-chip for "liquid biopsy" analysis detects exosomes – tiny parcels of biological information produced by tumour cells to stimulate tumour growth or metastasize. In a breakthrough, US researchers have developed a "lab-on-a-chip" device that allows doctors to detect cancer faster, cheaper and less invasively from a droplet of blood or plasma, leading to timely interventions and better outcome for patients. The lab-on-a-chip for "liquid biopsy" analysis detects exosomes – tiny parcels of biological information produced by tumour cells to stimulate tumour growth or metastasize. Exosomes were previously believed to be "trash bags" that cells use to dump unwanted cellular contents. However, scientists realised that tumours could be quite useful for sending out exosomes packaging molecules that mirror biological features of the parental cells.
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