Open AccessFocal Point: Biotechnology: Technologies for Genome Analysis: Applications in Biomedical Research
Author(s) -
Ulrich Certa,
Beat Wipf
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/000942903777679712
Subject(s) - computational biology , emerging technologies , nanotechnology , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , data science , automation , genome , biochemical engineering , biology , engineering , genetics , materials science , gene , mechanical engineering
With the deciphering of whole genomes, a tremendous amount of data has been made available for research. In order to analyze all this information within a reasonable time frame and at reasonable cost, new technologies in DNA analysis as well as enzyme assays have been developed in the last few years in a symbiosis of biological, automation and miniaturization technologies. Examples are chip technologies for DNA analysis and microplate enzyme assays for high-throughput screening. Applications in biomedical research and in microbial diagnostics were presented.