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Doctor inserts gene chip into a machine.

November 1, 2019

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A researcher inserts a gene chip into a machine.

On the Cover

Biologist James Balow Jr. inserts a GeneChip into the GeneChip fluidics station to analyze RNA from patient samples in order to identify genes that are differently expressed between patients with autoinflammatory diseases and controls.

Photo: Rhoda Baer

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