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New magnetic separation technique might detect multiple pathogens at once
10-29-2007 · EurekAlert!A magnetic separation technique developed by researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering and Purdue University makes it relatively simple to sort through beads hundreds of times smaller than the period at the end of this sentence.
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