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METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A SINGLE TARGET NUCLEIC ACID IN A SAMPLE

  • US 20080171326A1
  • Filed: 08/13/2007
  • Published: 07/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/1997
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for detecting whether at least one molecule of a target nucleic acid is present in a first sample portion, said method comprising:

  • depositing at least a first sample portion in a sample retaining means, said first sample portion comprising at least a portion of a first sample;

    forcing a curable fluid across an exposed surface of said sample retaining means, thereby displacing any excess first sample from said exposed surface without displacing said sample from said sample retaining means.

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