Affymetrix to double GeneChip offering
Affymetrix has announced plans to make eight new GeneChip plant and animal genome arrays available in 2005 as part of its consortia program. These will include canine; Rhesus macaque; Medicago trancatula (legume); Brassica; tomato; citrus; poplar and sugar cane.
Affymetrix has announced plans to make eight new GeneChip plant and animal genome arrays available in 2005 as part of its consortia program. These will include canine; Rhesus macaque; Medicago trancatula (legume); Brassica; tomato; citrus; poplar and sugar cane.
The Affymetrix GeneChip consortia program is a collaborative initiative that enables the plant and animal research communities to consolidate their sequence data on the Affymetrix industry-standard GeneChip brand platform. In 2004 Affymetrix worked closely with global research communities to launch eight plant and animal genome arrays: Vitis vinifera (grape); soybean; wheat; rice; maize; bovine; chicken and porcine.
'By underwriting the design fees required to produce these new arrays, Affymetrix is putting GeneChip technology within reach of virtually any research community,' said Lianne McLean, Director, Gene Expression Marketing at Affymetrix. 'We had great success with this programme last year. By providing the plant and animal community groups with a single, standardised platform for gene expression research, they can easily compare results, build reliable databases and move science forward more quickly.'