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Detecting disease with a single molecule: Nanopore-based sensors could transform diagnostics

The sensor is a glass tube whose tip is melted into a sharp needle-like structure that is immersed in a liquid containing molecules. Credit: Kevin Freedman/ImageFX/UCR Scientists at the University of California, Riverside have developed a nanopore-based tool that can diagnose diseases much faster and more accurately than current tests by capturing signals from individual molecules. The molecules that scientists…