And to now see it move beyond the research laboratory. Therefore, what we have developed is an exceptionally fast biochip. Instead of slowly reading DNA letter by letter, with this biochip we can rapidly read words, sentences and sometimes even a whole paragraph at a time. It's like speed-reading the genetic code with one hundred percent comprehension. By combining the biochips with robots and computers, we can in a matter of seconds find one genetic variation among three billion otherwise identical genes.
Conventional methods take days.
We eagerly look forward to the day when Motorola and Packard make our biochip an inexpensive, standard diagnostic tool worldwide. When that happens, medical and biological researchers will be able to identify in minutes mutated genes that could lead to later genetic problems, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis or Alzheimer's. Widespread use of biochips will also remove the guesswork from early treatment of many diseases and conditions.