Genomics:
commercial opportunities from a scientific revolution

Contents

• Sequencing of the human genome
• Genome projects: from microbes to Man, from sequence to function
• Comparative genomics and the sequencing of the mouse genome
• The yeast genome: systematic analysis of DNA sequence and biological function
• Functional analysis of human genetics
• Using the mouse to sift sequence for function
• From sequence to structure
• Limitations of molecular biology in pesticide discovery
• Biopharmaceuticals in the late genomic era
• Identification of novel targets in gene sequence databases
• Microbial genomics and the discovery of new antimicrobial therapies
• Patenting of genome sequences: inventions or mere discoveries
• Using genomics to understand microbial pathogenesis
• Pharmacogenetics: principles and applications
• Impact of genomics on improving crop protection technology
• The use of gene sequences in combating pesticide resistance
• Impact of genomics on improving the quality of agricultural products
• Outline of the US national corn genome initiative
• Comparative gene mapping with the chicken - clues to our vertebrate ancestral genome
• Primer extension from two-dimensional oligonucleotides grids for DNA sequence analysis
• Additions and expansions to the Flexys laboratory robot system.