Tagging pathogens with synthetic DNA 'barcodes'
... thousands of different items by scanning the tiny barcode printed on the package. New technology developed at Cornell University could make it just as easy to identify genes, pathogens, illegal drugs and other chemicals of interest by tagging them with color-coded probes made out of synthetic tree-shaped DN...'Genetic network' guards against lethal DNA damage
...out." The dSLAM technology takes advantage of DNA barcode that identifies which genes a yeast cell is missing. This is much like using a commercial barcode in a store to quickly identify items at the checkout counter. The scanner in this case is a microarr...Berkeley researchers lay groundwork for cell version of DNA chip
...andra. "The DNA effectively serves as a molecular barcode on the surface of living cells." Whereas the mounting of single-stranded DNA on the surface of a chip and using it as a probe to identify genetic matches is a well-established technology, this is the first time that single-stranded DNA has been atta...Scientists create dual-modality microbeads to improve identification of disease biomarkers
...each other. It’s similar to bar-coding -- once you barcode the beads and put them in the urine or blood sample, you can remove them and decode what proteins or viruses have attached to individual beads based on their spectral signature," explained Sathe. The process of creating these beads is quite simple...