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A drop of blood, 20 minutes: AI reads disease's early whispers

Tiny genetic fragments called microRNAs can signal heart disease long before symptoms. NTU's biochip reads thousands of them from one blood drop, with AI doing the counting — cutting an hours-long lab test down to 20 minutes, even on a phone.

The upbeat factorDisease's early warnings, read in minutes.
✓ Verified · BioSpectrum Asia · 2026-04-20 · Singapore
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