Using a pan-viral microarray assay (virochip) to screen clinical samples for viral pathogens.

A DNA microarray.Image via Wikipedia
Viruses have been implicated in a large number of diseases. This Virochip, with probes from over 1500 viruses, now available from Agilent should be a massive aid to clinical research.

See this microbiome page for an illustration of the many viruses (and bacteria) associated with human diseases.

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