Sequencing system with memory

• US 20080288178A1
• Filed: 06/03/2008
• Published: 11/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Applied Biosystems LLC (Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Applera Corporation (Thermo Fisher Scientific Incorporated)
• Inventors: Frazier, Jeffery D.
• Application Number:
  US12/156,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20080288178A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/20
• CPC Class Codes: C12Q 1/6869 Methods for sequencing
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/44721 by optical means
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 27/44782 of a plurality of samples

Abstract

The present teachings provide a device including a memory. According to various embodiments, the memory is readable, writable, and rewritable. The present teachings further provide processing stations, e.g., for carrying out electrophoresis, pcr, genetic analysis, sample preparation, and/or sample cleanup, etc., that are capable of reading from and/or writing/rewriting to such memory.

Claims

1. A biomolecule sequence analysis system, comprising:

a substrate;

at least one fluid channel formed in the substrate and having a detection zone;

a detector capable of detecting emissions from the detection zone and providing information about a sequence of a biomolecule sample;

a processing station comprising a computing portion and configured to carry out sample processing;

a reader-writer unit in the processing station and in communication with the substrate and the detector;

wherein programs are installed on the computing portion and are capable of collecting information detected by the detector, analyzing the information, and enhancing the information.

2. A processing station for biomolecule sequence analysis, comprising:

a device;

at least one fluid channel formed in the device and comprising a detection zone;

a detector capable of detecting emissions from the detection zone and capable of providing information about a sequence of a biomolecule sample;

a reader-writer unit configured to carry out sample processing of information provided by the detector, the reader-writer unit configured to read and write data to the device and configured to read data from the detector; and

a computing portion having programs installed therein and capable of collecting the information provided by the detector, analyzing the information, and enhancing the information.

3. A system for electrophoretic separation of bio-molecules, comprising:

a housing;

a substrate in the housing;

one or more separation channels formed in the substrate and comprising a detection zone;

an excitation beam source in the housing for stimulating emission beams from samples located in the detection zone;

a power source in electrical communication with the one or more separation channels;

a detector in the housing capable of detecting emission beams from the detection zone; and

a computer in the housing connected to the detector, the power source, and the excitation beam source;

wherein the computer is programmed to control the power source and the excitation beam source and to store, analyze, and display data detected by the detector.