Genetic chip

Description

Ion PGM 314 sequencing chip with 1.2 million wells which works by detecting H+ atoms released (pH change) when a nucleotide base in incorporated; the chip converts the pH change into an electronic signal, by Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA, 2015

Museum reference

T.2016.40.4

Collection

Health

Object name

Genetic chip

Production information

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Maker
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA, North America

Date

2015

Exhibitions

• Explore (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

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