Definition of "nanopores" []

• Plural form of nanopore. (noun)

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• "(PhysOrg. com) -- Using a pair of exotic techniques including a molecular-scale version of ice fishing, a team of researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed methods to measure accurately the length of "nanopores," the miniscule channels found in cell membranes."
• "The chip contains "nanopores", about 100,000 times smaller than a human hair, through which DNA strands can be fed."
• "Several months later, touring the Oxford labs in safety goggles and ill-fitting lab coat, I met Marion Crawford, an expert in analyzing the single purified nanopores despite her youthful appearance."