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Description
Pathology services, including biopsies and blood work used to diagnose illnesses, are a foundation of modern medical care. Drug discovery relies on pathology to simulate drug mechanisms and to establish biomarkers— molecules in body fluids or tissues that indicate abnormality or signs of disease. Clinical trials also rely on pathology to manage chronic diseases and to measure the efficacy of new pharmaceuticals. Traditionally, pathologists analyze a patient’s tissue or fluid sample by staining cellular structures on a glass slide and using a microscope to identify biomarkers in the sample. If needed, the pathologist requests a second opinion or interpretation of the sample by physically shipping the slide to another pathologist.