


Applied Biosystems 370A Prototype Automated DNA Gene Sequencer, by Applied Biosystems Inc., Foster City, San Mateo county, California, United States, 1987
Determining the sequence of bases in a small length of DNA was achieved in the 1970s. This machine, developed in 1987, automates the time-consuming process. The sequence is read by a laser and appears on screen or on a print out. The machine uses the Sanger method, named after Frederick Sanger (b. 1918), a British biochemist who first determined a process for DNA sequencing. This work won him his second Nobel Prize, in 1980.
Details
- Category:
- Biotechnology
- Object Number:
- 1989-1242
- Materials:
- aluminium alloy, copper (alloy), electrical components, glass, plastic (unidentified) and steel (metal)
- type:
- dna gene sequencer
- credit:
- Applied Biosystems Inc.