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Bioterrorism
Multipathogen oligonucleotide microarray developed
February 20th, 2005
Scientists have developed a multipathogen oligonucleotide microarray for environmental and biodefense applications. According to published research from the United States, "Food-borne pathogens are a major health problem. The large and diverse number of microbial pathogens and their virulence factors has fueled interest in technologies capable of detecting multiple pathogens and multiple virulence factors simultaneously. Some of these pathogens and their toxins have potential use as bioweapons. DNA microarray technology allows the simultaneous analysis of thousands of sequences of DNA in a relatively short time, making it appropriate for biodefense and for public health...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2005-02-20)
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