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Contact: Gabrielle DeMarco
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Caption: Human liver cells are dotted across the new DataChip to quickly determine if various chemicals, drugs, and drug candidates are toxic. When coupled with the MetaChip, the two biochips could provide a highly predictive alternative to animal testing.
Credit: Moo-Yeal Lee/Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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