Singapore, April 20 -- A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore has developed a new biochip that, when paired with Artificial Intelligence (AI), can detect quickly and accurately extremely small amounts of microRNAs, which are tiny genetic markers linked to diseases such as heart disease.

The new biosensing platform combines a specially designed nanophotonic chip with AI-automated image analysis.

With a tiny drop of blood loaded into the chip, it can rapidly detect multiple microRNA biomarkers. With its integrated AI imaging function, thousands of microRNA signals can be imaged and analysed in a single snapshot.

Compared with the current gold standard of detecting microRNA - PCR (polymer...