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DNAPrint genomics upgrades genotyping platform
Published in Drug Week, August 12th, 2005
Beckman Coulter, which manufactures laboratory instrument systems for diagnostic tests and biological research, upgraded DNAPrint's SNPstream Ultra High Throughput instrument from 12-plex to 48-plex capability, allowing for an approximate 4-fold increase in throughput, or the rate at which it can read DNA sequences. The instrument reads DNA sequence from microarray slides (so-called DNA chips) containing about 18,000 nanospots. Since the upgrade in capability does not require commensurate increases in labor,...
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Source: Drug Week (2005-08-12)
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