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The second-generation environmen- ing permit sophisticated ? uid handling these sensors and instruments for de- tal sample processor showing on the device, removing the need for ex- ployment in remote environments. They internal components.

pensive off-chip connectors and off-the- have successfully demonstrated them on shelf solenoid valves and pumps. The towed bodies and are commercializing on-chip valves also minimize dead or new robust tools built on their micro? u- swept volume. The lab has developed idic approach.

an approach that uses magnetically tun- The ? eld of eDNA monitoring is an able check valves for low-power and emerging trend in ocean observing. As low-cost ? uid routing solutions. By new instruments are re? ned and ? elded combining micro? uidic valving, pump- the community will derive new insights ing, thermal control, and optical systems about the behavior and distribution of they can create lab-on-chip systems that marine life. This will be of utility to automate long and complicated proto- government agencies, such as ? sheries cols to perform diverse chemistry and regulators, and commercial operators biomolecular assays. Examples of wet- such as ? shers and aquaculture. There chemistry methods include those for nu- are also potential applications in de- trients (nitrate, phosphate, silicate, etc.) fense and law enforcement. It is likely and for genomics (integrated sample that by the end of this decade eDNA preparation, DNA capture/extraction, data will be as ubiquitous as the conduc- qPCR, etc.) tivity, temperature, and depth informa-

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