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  • noun Any of several devices, containing a two-dimensional array of small quantities of biological material, used for various types of assay; the array itself

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Examples

  • A new device called the microarray, a small chip coated with DNA sequences, can simultaneously analyze many more spots on the chromosomes.

    A Baby, Please. Blond, Freckles -- Hold the Colic 2009

  • Like the more famous gene expression microarray, this SMMs are arrays of wells where small molecules are connected to a planer cellulose support system, after which the antibacterial activity can be measure.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Egon Willighagen 2007

  • Like the more famous gene expression microarray, this SMMs are arrays of wells where small molecules are connected to a planer cellulose support system, after which the antibacterial activity can be measure.

    Why plain QSAR is not enough for me... Egon Willighagen 2007

  • The researchers have taken an interesting approach to investigating the differences between humans and chimps - they have used a relatively new genetic tool known as microarray analysis to examine the differences in gene expression between the chimps and humans.

    The Panda's Thumb: September 2005 Archives 2005

  • The researchers have taken an interesting approach to investigating the differences between humans and chimps - they have used a relatively new genetic tool known as microarray analysis to examine the differences in gene expression between the chimps and humans.

    Another interesting human evolution-related paper - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • One approach has been to use a specialized platform known as a microarray-where glass slides are deposited with 10,000 protein fragments, called peptides, that are screened for their ability to react with specific enzymes and alter their activity.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • The researchers identified a six-gene signature that was associated with metastatic disease using a molecular biology approach called microarray hybridization and a statistical method called significance analysis of microarrays to analyze gene expression patterns in primary tumor samples from 15 patients with localized PDAC and 15 patients with metastatic disease.

    PLoS Medicine: New Articles Jeran K. Stratford et al. 2010

  • Postprandial gene expression microarray analysis was performed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells at the postprandial period.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Antonio Camargo 2010

  • GAS was grown in human AF or standard laboratory media (THY) and samples for expression microarray analysis were collected during mid-logarithmic, late-logarithmic, and stationary growth phases.

    Elites TV PLoS ONE 2010

  • Postprandial gene expression microarray analysis was performed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells at the postprandial period.

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Antonio Camargo 2010

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