From the outside, the device looks a little like a vending machine with a really cool touchscreen and no windows.

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Asus has already taken the wraps off a couple of models that have a similar size and weight, as well as that cool tapered look where the front of the machine is thinner than the back.

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In a typical PCR machine a large aluminum block is used to heat and cool the DNA samples.

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