GENOMIC AND PROTEOMIC TECHNOLOGIES AND BEYOND

The following sections are included:

• Biochip

• The DNA Chip Technology

  • The DNA Chip Array

  • Formats

  • Applications of DNA Microarray Technology

    • Functional Genomics Research

    • Disease Diagnosis

      • Breast cancer

      • Breast cancer gene region in chimps, gorillas and orangutans

    • Sequencing and Gene Discovery

    • Drug Discovery

    • Toxicogenomics and Pharmacogenomics

    • Environmental Studies

    • Agricultural Science

• Biochip Market

  • Market Segments

• Microchip But Macro Impacts

  • A Chip off the Old Block

• Future Outlook

  • Challenges

  • Future Development

• Crossing The Chasm From Genomics To Proteomics

  • The Cell, DNA and Protein Synthesis

  • Proteomics — Direct Impact on Drug Discovery

    • Reducing Drug Toxicity

    • Diagnosing Disease

    • Increasing Throughput of Drug Discovery

  • Turning Discovery Into Cure

• Automation Of Proteomics

• Picks And Shovels Of Proteomics

  • 2D Gel Electrophoresis

  • Classification by Absorption

  • Emerging Approaches

• Promise Of Antibody Microarray

• Two Useful Twists In The Protein Junkyard

• Paleontology Of Diseases — Beyond Genomics And Proteomics

• Omics This And Omics That

• Directed Evolution