Friday, March 10, 2006

Novel PCR Device for Fast, Disposable DNA Testing

Filed under: Genetics

Thermal Gradient, Inc., a Pittsford, NY, company, has announced yesterday that it has successfully developed a "30-cycle PCR device that can amplify DNA in just 4.4 minutes, far faster than anything available in the marketplace." The company is hoping to incorporate its technology into devices that will allow DNA analysis in minutes, while the patient is examined for infections (HIV,
hepatitis, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus or the multiple causes of sepsis). To understand how the company's chip-based microfluidic thermal cycling PCR technology works, go to this technology page and take a look at the slide presentation.

The press release...

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