Genalex medical, a leading manufacturer of medical laboratory equipment, is designing a new automated system that can detect normal levels of dissolved thyroxine ( to ), using a blood sample that is as small as . calculate the minimum mass in micrograms of thyroxine that the new system must be able to detect. be sure your answer has the correct number of significant digits.

Life expectancy in the united states is (76.4 for men and 81.1 for women). life expectancy is not the same as healthy life expectancy. healthy life expectancy is the number of years a person is expected to live in this number is obtained by subtracting years spent in poor health from overall life expectancy. the world health organization (who) calculates healthy life expectancy in 194 countries. the united states ranks twenty-ninth in the world using this measurement, with an average of of healthy life expectancy. singapore ranks number one (76 years), and japan is number two (75 years).