TOWARDS INEXPENSIVE DNA DIAGNOSTICS

Methodologies to obtain DNA sequence information efficiently and accur ately will provide the basis for a broad spectrum of economical produc ts and applications to a variety of industrial sectors, in addition to healthcare. Such technologies will build upon the evolving molecular biology and instrumentation base that is serving a specific research m arket. This will require the efficient integration of technical advanc es in microchemistry, micromachining, separation technologies, detecti on systems, microelectronics and information technology, and will invo lve the expertise of engineers, physicists, chemists, mathematicians, computer scientists and molecular biologists. The biotechnology, micro electronics, software, instrumentation, pharmaceutical and fine chemic al industries will be vital to this development.