Dewey Decimal572.8/633/0285
Table Of ContentPartial table of contents: LABORATORY AUTOMATION. Custom Hardware and Software for Genome Center Operations: From Robotic Control to Databases (H. Garner). Automation Strategies: A Modular Approach (M. Pollard). Large-Scale Library Characterization (E. Maier, et al.). CONTROL SYSTEMS. A Script-Directed Controller of Modular Automation (SDCMA) for Genome Laboratories (B. Hartog & P. Medvick). ADVANCED TOPICS. Scanning Probe Microscopy in Genomic Research (D. Allison, et al.). A Miniature Integrated Nucleic Acid Analysis System (M. Northrup, et al.). Mass Spectrometric Methods in DNA Characterization (P. Williams, et al.). ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS. Petri Net Modeling and Simulation for Automated Systems (D. Meldrum & E. Tongco). Index.
SynopsisAn accessible overview of the latest advancements in automation technologies for genetic mapping-a blueprint for the laboratory of the future Although much has been written about the genetic science at work in the Human Genome Project, to date there has been a serious gap in the literature about the technology that propels the project. Bringing together a group of leading researchers, this work presents a unified vision of the vital role played by technological innovation in tackling the tremendous challenges of genome characterization. Areas covered include informatics, robotics, optical and microfabrication techniques, and information management systems. Accessible to geneticists and nongeneticists alike, this clearly written resource provides: Illuminating, firsthand case studies of laboratory automation and control systems at highly successful facilities, including workable models for standardized hardware and software interfaces Examinations of promising emergent technologies in such areas as capillary gel electrophoresis, miniaturization, and mass spectrometry Practical discussions of computer simulation and information management for use in the creation of efficient genome factories Tutorials throughout to clarify biological issues underlying each technology As one of the first books to address the spectrum of technologies that will carry genetic research into the next millennium, Automation Technologies for Genome Characterization is an indispensable reference for genome researchers as well as biologists, engineers, and computer scientists working in this exciting field. Wiley-Interscience Series on Laboratory Automation, An accessible overview of the latest advancements in automation technologies for genetic mapping--a blueprint for the laboratory of the future Although much has been written about the genetic science at work in the Human Genome Project, to date there has been a serious gap in the literature about the technology that propels the project. Bringing together a group of leading researchers, this work presents a unified vision of the vital role played by technological innovation in tackling the tremendous challenges of genome characterization. Areas covered include informatics, robotics, optical and microfabrication techniques, and information management systems. Accessible to geneticists and nongeneticists alike, this clearly written resource provides: Illuminating, firsthand case studies of laboratory automation and control systems at highly successful facilities, including workable models for standardized hardware and software interfaces Examinations of promising emergent technologies in such areas as capillary gel electrophoresis, miniaturization, and mass spectrometry Practical discussions of computer simulation and information management for use in the creation of efficient genome factories Tutorials throughout to clarify biological issues underlying each technology As one of the first books to address the spectrum of technologies that will carry genetic research into the next millennium, Automation Technologies for Genome Characterization is an indispensable reference for genome researchers as well as biologists, engineers, and computer scientists working in this exciting field. Wiley-Interscience Series on Laboratory Automation
LC Classification NumberQH445.2.A95 1997