microarray
noun
mi·cro·ar·ray
ˌmī-krō-ə-ˈrā 
: a supporting material (such as a glass or plastic slide) onto which numerous molecules or fragments usually of DNA or protein are attached in a regular pattern for use in biochemical or genetic analysis
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The researchers used a specialized 3D printer to produce a microarray of spikes shaped like arrowheads, which helped the patch stay in place when it was applied to skin.
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Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
However, microarrays are known to shift during wear and irritate the skin.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Katherine Wolfe, DO, a maternal-fetal specialist and the director of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Program at Akron Children's, often the cause of miscarriage is an underlying genetic condition, and chromosomal microarray—in these instances, the loss was out of your control.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 26 May 2025
He was honored for co-inventing the DNA microarray, enabling large-scale genetic analysis and better personalized medicine.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
For comparison’s sake, Agilent’s commercial microarrays typically have strands up to 60 bases long.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
After 18 days of exposure to the drugs, the fish - juvenile fathead minnows - had their brains removed and the expression levels of various genes measured using a genetic microarray.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2012
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Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
However, microarrays are known to shift during wear and irritate the skin.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
According to Katherine Wolfe, DO, a maternal-fetal specialist and the director of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Program at Akron Children's, often the cause of miscarriage is an underlying genetic condition, and chromosomal microarray—in these instances, the loss was out of your control.
—Sarah Scott, Parents, 26 May 2025
He was honored for co-inventing the DNA microarray, enabling large-scale genetic analysis and better personalized medicine.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
For comparison’s sake, Agilent’s commercial microarrays typically have strands up to 60 bases long.
—Phillip W. Barth, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2024
After 18 days of exposure to the drugs, the fish - juvenile fathead minnows - had their brains removed and the expression levels of various genes measured using a genetic microarray.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 7 June 2012
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microarray
noun
mi·cro·ar·ray
-ə-ˈrā
: a supporting material (as a glass slide or bead) onto which numerous molecules or molecular fragments usually of DNA or protein are attached in a regular pattern for use in biochemical or genetic analysis
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: dna microarray
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