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CHIP, CHIP, ARRAY! THREE CHIPS FOR POST-GENOMIC RESEARCH
Citation:
Rockett, J C. CHIP, CHIP, ARRAY! THREE CHIPS FOR POST-GENOMIC RESEARCH . DRUG DISCOVERY TODAY 7(8):458-459, (2002).
Impact/Purpose:
To discuss some developments and applications of biochip and array technology
Description:
Cambridge Healthtech Institute recently held the 4th installment of their popular "Lab-on-a-Chip" series in Zurich, Switzerland. As usual, it was enthusiastically received and over 225 people attended the 2-1/2 day meeting to see and hear about some of the latest developments and applications of biochip and array technology. It is clear from meetings such as this that lab-on-a-chip and array technology has gained much interest and support. Although we are far from the end of the learning curve, the technology has already been used successfully in basic and applied research and in diagnostic tools. The post-genomic era promises to be a period in which the 'omic' fields, such as genomics, proteomics and phenomics, will be combined with miniaturization technology and advanced computing power to provide a hitherto unprecedented resource for biological research.