Less than three years after a 'rough draft' was published to worldwide acclaim, the full decoding of the human genome is now finally complete
Collaborators involved with the human genome project have said they have finished the job - two years ahead of schedule - aided by advanced robotics and supercomputers.
Specialising in the development and manufacture of innovative products that set new standards in the automation of time consuming and technical genomic applications, Genetix supplied colony picking systems that were key workhorses behind the effort to sequence the human genome.
Driven by the need to produce the most accurate and reproducible colony picking essential for high throughput automation of genomic sequencing, leading human genome collaborators including the Whitehead Institute, Center for Genomic Research and the Washington University Genome Sequencing Center selected Genetix QBot, MegaPix and QPix colony picking systems.
In fact six out of the top eight public sector laboratories involved with the project used Genetix colony pickers to help accelerate their sequencing of the human genome. Additional genomic applications streamlined by Genetix include microarraying, macroarraying, and clone library management.
The QArray range of microarrayers and Aquire scanner offer a flexible solution for all experimental requirements and budgets. Automation of macroarraying, replicating and rearraying applications performed on the QBot, QPix and QSelect, simplify the screening and management of large genomic and cDNA libraries. The Genetix range of unique consumables and reagents complement automation of these applications and allow users to accelerate and improve the throughput and quality of their research.
