If you have the means, it is now possible for you to decode DNA in the comfort of your own home with the Spartan DX Personal DNA Analyzer.
The Spartan DX promises to provide DNA results for up to 4 samples at a time in 30 minutes or less. It’s also extremely portable so you can get your “DNA results anytime, anywhere.” And if that wasn’t enough, it’s being touted as “a perfect complement to your batch cycler.”
Awesome - I’ve been looking for a complement to my batch cycler.
Price: $14,995
Via: Metagadget
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Tags: expensive, medical
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Jun 19, 2007 at 10:43 am
The Spartan DX was designed with microbiologists in mind because they often have 1 or 2 samples and want fast yes/no DNA results for bacteria and viruses. e.g. do you have chlamydia or not?
That being said, it is possible for motivated home hobbyists to build their own molecular biology lab:
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=7854327
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.05/view.html?pg=2
P.S. I work at Spartan Bioscience
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