Hydra-96 Microdispenser, United States, 1993-1995

Hydra-96 Microdispenser, United States, 1993-1995

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'Hydra-96' microdispenser machine by Robbins Scientific Corporation, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, California, United States, 1993-95. For large-scale genomic and high throughput dispensing, of a type used by scientists invovled in the Human Genome Project.

Used on a desktop in a laboratory, the Hydra-96 Microdispenser can dispense 96 DNA samples at a time. Previously, it took a scientist a whole day to produce fifty samples using manual pipettes. This type of machine was used by scientists involved with the Human Genome Project at the Sanger Institute at Cambridge. The project, which aimed to sequence the chemical structure of human DNA and identify the genes that determine heredity, was completed in 2003. The Hydra-96 was made by Robbins Scientific Corporation.

Details

Category:
Biotechnology
Object Number:
2000-708
Materials:
metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified), steel (metal) and aluminium alloy
Measurements:
overall: 422 mm x 228 mm x 362 mm, 18.66 kg
type:
laboratory robot
credit:
Robbins Scientific (Europe) Limited