2009-10-06

Personalized Genetic Analysis with IBM DNA Transistor

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IBM DNA Transistor

A team of IBM Researchers is exploring new and innovative ways to quickly read human DNA at a low cost -- an advancement that can lead to important breakthroughs in health condition diagnosis and treatment.
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IBM Research Aims to Build Nanoscale DNA Sequencer to Help Drive Down Cost of Personalized Genetic Analysis


IBM scientists advance genome sequencing project

This advanced research effort to demonstrate a silicon-based “DNA Transistor” could help pave the way to read human DNA easily and quickly, generating advancements in health condition diagnosis and treatment. The challenge in the effort is to slow and control the motion of the DNA through the hole so the reader can accurately decode what is in the DNA.
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Schematics of the DNA transistor operation for the control of the translocation of a DNA through a nanopore
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A cross section of IBM's DNA Transistor
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  2. IBM Press room - 2009-10-06 IBM Research Aims to Build Nanoscale DNA Sequencer to Help Drive Down Cost of Personalized Genetic Analysis - United States
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