biochip
noun
bio·chip
ˈbī-ō-ˌchip 
1
: a hypothetical computer logic circuit or storage device in which the physical or chemical properties of large biological molecules (such as proteins) are used to process information
2
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The biggest shortfall in the group’s 2012 discovery was that one percent of human saliva is salts, enzymes and many other biomolecules that muck up the biochip’s clever detection method.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2014
And so even with all the other biomolecules floating around in a drop of saliva, the new process enables the original biochip to be developed for a non-invasive blood sugar test for diabetics that involves no needles and no blood samples.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2014
The protagonist is a mercenary named V, who has been hired to steal a biochip.
—Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2021
Cyberpunk 2077, made by Polish video game company CD Projekt Red, features V — a character players can customize — who has a malware-infected biochip in their head.
—Shannon Liao, CNN, 10 Dec. 2020
Looking past the near term and into the murky future, our ultimate agile defense layer could be built around tiny biochips, which print nucleic acids and then deliver them into our bodies.
—Andrew Hessel, Ars Technica, 20 June 2019
His accomplishments include developing biochips to detect cancer in the blood.
—Lynne Terry, OregonLive.com, 23 June 2017
Many say the biochip segment is taking the path of microprocessors, with a tumultuous legal beginning followed by licensing and niche marketing.
—Brian Alexander, WIRED, 1 June 2000
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2014
And so even with all the other biomolecules floating around in a drop of saliva, the new process enables the original biochip to be developed for a non-invasive blood sugar test for diabetics that involves no needles and no blood samples.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2014
The protagonist is a mercenary named V, who has been hired to steal a biochip.
—Christopher Byrd, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2021
Cyberpunk 2077, made by Polish video game company CD Projekt Red, features V — a character players can customize — who has a malware-infected biochip in their head.
—Shannon Liao, CNN, 10 Dec. 2020
Looking past the near term and into the murky future, our ultimate agile defense layer could be built around tiny biochips, which print nucleic acids and then deliver them into our bodies.
—Andrew Hessel, Ars Technica, 20 June 2019
His accomplishments include developing biochips to detect cancer in the blood.
—Lynne Terry, OregonLive.com, 23 June 2017
Many say the biochip segment is taking the path of microprocessors, with a tumultuous legal beginning followed by licensing and niche marketing.
—Brian Alexander, WIRED, 1 June 2000
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