AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition
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Invited Paper MS+AS+BA+BI+PS+TF-TuM5
Nucleic Acid Synthesis and Applications

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 9:20 am, Room 202 B

Session: IPF 2013-Manufacturing Challenges for Emerging Technologies: IV. Manufacturing Challenges: The Life Sciences
Presenter: S. Laderman, Agilent Technologies
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The pursuit of perfect and practical de novo chemical syntheses of nucleic acids has been the foundation of a broad range of life science accomplishments over many decades in the past. Its further pursuit is enabling a broad range of opportunities many decades into the future. These themes will be elucidated by examining the precedents and improvements enabling high throughput genomics for research and diagnostics through the manufacturing of high quality DNA microarrays and complex pools of long oligonucleotides. Looking forward, new ways to synthesize RNA will enable deeper understanding and improved manipulations of cells, tissues and organisms. At the same time, multiple applications of synthetic biology are motivating additional focus on further advances in flexibly and cost-effectively constructing perfect DNA.