Challenging biological limits with microfluidic single cell analysis
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Challenging biological limits with microfluidic single cell analysis
Back in the 17th century, van Leeuwenhoek was the first to advance into the microbial universe with his simple, but powerful single lens microscope. In a drop of aqueous infusion, he saw for the first time the basic functional and replicating units of life: single cells, in the shape of individual microbes. This observation laid the foundation for modern (micro-) biology. What began with a sing...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Microbial Biotechnology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1751-7915
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12252