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Preface Since their discovery DNA-or BioChips have been adopted by the research community at a stunning rate. This is just one demonstration of the importance of this new technology to the scientific community. These chips are enabling scientists to conduct experiments they only dreamed of performing previously. For example, in one application these chips enable researchers to monitor the expression of literally tens of thousands of genes simultaneously and to determine how complete batteries of genes coordinate their activity. The scientific implications of this are enormous. In addition, the chips are the basis of a completely new field of medicine, namely pharmacogomics. D N A - or BioChips are finding ever increasing use in medical diagnostics, drug discovery, and bio/analytical chemistry. This volume has been organized in three sections; namely, D N A chips, detection technologies, and optical sensing and processing. This book should be useful to life scientists in the biomedical field. Bioengineers or nanotechnologists should also find this volume worthwhile.
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