Affymetrix公司的基因测序扫描仪可以分析更多数据

 
新型GeneChip扫描仪(GCS) 3000 7G在分析基因芯片方面，能够比以前型号的机器分析数据多出50%。
这种新型扫描仪具有扫描更小的芯片功能，范围从2.5μm~0.51μm，支持最新的高密度GeneChip芯片，从tiling、全外显子到单核酸多态性基因分型研究。这种新型扫描仪是Affymetrix公司的产品。设计用于各种操作的峰扫描，包括RNA表达和DNA分析。这种扫描仪与以前使用GeneChip基因芯片、以及其他Affymetrix公司的设备和软件得到的资料都兼容。
GCS 3000 7G的特殊之处包括：一种新型双处理器工作站以及软件，可以升级每次实验可以处理5倍的数据，改良的自动聚焦运算法则用于扫描标准尺寸的49格式的基因芯片，比原来的GSC要快30%。除此之外，一种拥有的Flying Objective扫描系统能够确保影象的均匀和精确。高数字光圈光学结构为整个视野提供协调的激发和发射途径。
Affymetrix公司产品技术组. 副总裁Chip Leveille指出：“我们设计最早的GCS 3000向前兼容，只需要一个简单的升级就可以支持下一代高密度基因芯片，因为GeneChip技术一直在不断进步。”
 
Gene-Sequence Scanner Analyzes More Data
 
The new GeneChip scanner (GCS) 3000 7G allows the analysis of microarrays that feature 500% more data than previous generations.

With the ability to scan smaller features, ranging in size from 2.5 μm to 0.51 μm, the new scanner supports the latest high-density GeneChip microarrays for tiling, all-exon, and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping research. The new scanner is the product of Affymetrix, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA, USA). It is designed to provide peak scanning performance for all operations, including RNA expression and DNA analysis. The scanner is compatible with data from previous experiments using GeneChip microarrays as well as other instruments and software of Affymetrix.

Specific features of the GCS 3000 7G include a new dual processor workstation and software updates for processing and analyzing up to five times as much data per experiment, and an improved autofocus algorithm for scanning standard-size 49-format microarrays 30% faster than the original GSC. In addition, a patented scanning system called the Flying Objective provides image uniformity and accuracy. High-numerical-
aperture optical architecture provides consistent excitation and emission paths over the entire scan field.

“We designed the original GCS 3000 to be forward-compatible, requiring only a simple upgrade to support the next-generation of high-density microarrays that develop as GeneChip technology continues to advance,” observed Chip Leveille, vice president of Product Technologies Group, Affymetrix.