Researchers create unique DNA biosensor for early stage
disease detection

Disease detection at an early stage is one of the
biggest challenges biochemists and materials scientists are trying
to meet by combining their expertise at Missouri S&T. The
researchers used nanotechnology in biomedical diagnostics—a process
called nanodiagnostics—to create a new, ultrasensitive DNA
biosensor. The new sensor could potentially detect DNA-based
biomarkers for early diagnosis of cancer and genetic disorders, as
well as monitor patient responses to therapies.