Research to explore gene sequencing

October 29, 2004 | Source: KurzweilAI

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a $550,000 three-year grant to Stuart Lindsay of Arizona State University to further develop a nanotechnology project for rapid genetic profiling.

The new sequencing technology involves using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in combination with naturally occurring ring-shaped sugar molecules called cyclodextrins. Lindsay believes that the ring molecules, when paired with the AFM probe tip, can effectively be used as sensors to “read” the sequence of amino acid code (DNA “bases”) in the human genome.

Arizona State University news release