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Panasonic Develops A Novel Way to Sequence SNPs

Posted on August 21, 2008

Matsushita of Japan, commonly known as Panasonic, has developed a technique to electronically identify single nucleotide polymorphisms in a DNA solution without direct contact between the molecules and electrodes. Knowledge of one's DNA variance (in the form of nucleotide polymorphisms) can point to differences in individual response to specific pharmaceuticals, as well as risks of having a certain disease.Details of the technology:To identify SNPs by using a replication reaction for the target DNA an artificially synthesized piece of single-strand short DNA consisting of approximately 20 bas...

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