Automation: Genomic and Functional Analyses

Download or read book Automation: Genomic and Functional Analyses written by Alister G. Craig and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evaluation and functional analysis, to provide insight into this "new age" of research based on genomic and chemical screening. Key Features * Describes automated procedures used in microbiology and molecular biology * Includes developments in robotics and vision systems * Features automation in library picking, presentation and analysis * Discusses paralogous duplications in microbial genomes * Covers deciphering genomes through automated large-scale sequencing * Describes and stresses the need for functional analyses * Internationally acclaimed contributors, including Professor Leroy Hood.