Sentence examples for able to detect tiny from inspiring English sources

Not only would it be good to be able to detect tiny cancerous lesions while they are still localized and more easily removable by surgery, but it would be even better to be able to detect pre-cancerous lesions (clusters of cells heading in the direction of cancer but which have not yet turned malignant).

To spot the mutations in the cells within the tampons, the researchers used a type of DNA sequencing called deep sequencing, which is able to detect tiny fractions of mutated DNA in a sample.

In an early-stage trial, the prototype, which is 100,000 times more sensitive than previous methods, was able to detect tiny amounts of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD -causing particles, known as prions, in human blood, the scientists said.

Because pathogen numbers can increase rapidly, vertebrate immunity must be able to detect tiny numbers of pathogens, but also to recognise environments in which pathogens might be trying to establish a foothold – including damaged tissues.

Our favored interpretation of this apparent discrepancy is that our patch clamp experiments are, in fact, able to detect tiny amounts of CFTR protein in the cell membrane that cannot be detected by Western blotting, either because the amount of mature Band C protein is below detection levels or because some immature Band B protein is present at the membrane.

The sensitive instrument could become more than a curiosity, say the designers, who hope to use the technique to develop an even higher resolution magnetic resonance force microscope (MRFM), able to detect the tiny electromagnetic pulses that come from atoms' interaction with magnetic fields.

Interferometers typically combine two light waves to detect tiny changes in the distance they've traveled; atom interferometers combine two matter waves to detect tiny changes in the gravitational field they've experienced.

Whereas drug driver tests focused on cannabis, MDMA, and amphetamines aim to detect tiny trace elements, instead of intoxication.

The sensor is able to detect even the tiniest trace (10 parts per million) of peanut protein.

To do that requires exquisitely sensitive sensors, i.e., those that are tiny enough and able to detect and measure using trivial amounts of energy.

Gravitational waves could theoretically help us study mysterious objects, such as black holes, but their effects are so tiny that we haven't been able to detect them yet.