Organization & Developments: Helicos

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Achieve this by analyzing true single molecules
Aims to sequence a human genome in three days at a cost of just $5,000
Developing a faster way to analyze genes
Developing instruments for high-speed sequencing of DNA or RNA without amplification
DNA sequencing company
Helicos technology is covered by a broad portfolio of granted and filed patents.
Machine that can read the letters that compose the genetic code
Race to build a faster and cheaper genetic sequencer
Rather than cloning DNA to produce numerous copies, its machine reads a single strand by using lasers, a camera, and tiny fluore
The company plans to introduce its system, called the HeliScope (2007)
true single molecule sequencing (tSMS™)
Uses a new gene-reading system invented at the California Institute of Technology