X wants your biometric data

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We take a look at plans to voluntarily upload identification to X, the site formerly known as Twitter.

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New portable DNA sequencer quickly and accurately diagnoses wheat viruses

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Folding a drop of water solves a longstanding challenge in portable diagnostic devices

If you've ever stopped to watch rain falling on a windowpane, you've seen what happens when two drops of water touch and merge into one. But you probably never imagined that the physics at work in this phenomenon was the key to unlocking a solution for the development of miniaturized personal biological analysis devices.

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