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Automation of DNA Sequencing Reactions and Related Techniques: A Workstation for Micromanipulation of Liquids

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We describe the construction of a laboratory workstation for the micromanipulation of liquids. The performance of the workstation is demonstrated by its use in a DNA sequencing protocol; although its operational units form the backbone of a robotic system with wide applications in molecular biology and biochemistry.

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  1. European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Postfach 10.2209, D-6900, Heidelberg, F.R. Germany

    Rainer Frank, Armin Bosserhoff, Christian Boulin, Avi Epstein, Heinrich Gausepohl & Keith Ashman

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Frank, R., Bosserhoff, A., Boulin, C. et al. Automation of DNA Sequencing Reactions and Related Techniques: A Workstation for Micromanipulation of Liquids. Nat Biotechnol 6, 1211–1213 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1088-1211

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