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Microarrays: branching out from expression analysis

The main application of microarrays is gene expression analysis, but other uses for these arrays continue to grow in popularity. Laura Bonetta reports on the use of this technology to analyze other entities, from carbohydrates to tissue samples.

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  1. Laura Bonetta is a freelance writer based in the Washington, DC area

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Bonetta, L. Microarrays: branching out from expression analysis. Nat Methods 3, 571–578 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth0706-571

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