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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Amit Meller, Brookline, MA (US);
Jerome Mathe, Alfortvile, FR;
John S. Eid, Falo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
President and Fellows of Harvard College, Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described herein are methods for analyzing polymer molecules. These methods are employed for the high throughput readout of DNA and RNA molecules with single molecule sensitivity. The method of the present invention comprises (1) the electrically controlled unzipping of DNA (or RNA) double strands, and (2) the readout of the molecule's identity (or code) using one or more molecule signal detection.