Instead of today's crude tools, the new gene-derived tests will help doctors spot tiny biochemical changes deep inside the body that presage the onset of myriad cancers, heart failure and other ills before symptoms appear.
Mutations are tiny, and difficult to spot without knowing in advance what mutations to look for.
The key to cracking that nut is apparently the new thermal assisted optical element Fujitsu's developed, allowing for an ultra-tiny sub-hundred nanometer optical spot size, which in turn should enable recording on the one terabit (not byte, let's not get crazy here) per square inch level.
As it turns out, Mr. Hirst's Spot Paintings, ranging in size from tiny to ginormous, make excellent backgrounds for Facebook "I was here tonight" photos.
Mr Taub speculated that the tiny chip could be used to identify drugs and spot fake pharmaceuticals, or in hospitals to log all the treatment a patient has received.
Well, there is a spot of bacon too, but just a tiny bit - you cannot even taste it.
It may be that the tiny craft is simply too small for the camera to spot, and will remain lost in space until higher resolution imagery of Mars is available.
Tiny, exclusive resorts nestle alongside deserted beaches from which tourists can spot turtles, whale sharks and dolphins.
Five examples of Mac malware still represents a tiny fraction of the many thousands of variants researchers at antivirus companies spot on a regular basis, most of which focus on profit rather than espionage.
The queen, who can be hard to spot, because Carniolans are so dark, had been marked with a tiny yellow dot.
To find it, turn into a tiny alley off the main Rynok Square and squirrel away from sight along old houses until you spot an oak door with a blue bottle over it.
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