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Virtek Gets Patent for FONA Technology

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WATERLOO, Ontario, Jan. 9 -- Virtek Vision International Inc., a developer of precision laser, automation and biosensor solutions, announced it has received US patent number 6,503,711 for its fiber-optic nucleic acid (FONA) direct-mode detection device and methodology. FONA's DNA identification technology detects specific genes within a biological sample using a fluorescence-based fiber optic biosensor and a laser-based detection system. The technology provides selective, rapid and sensitive analysis of any genetic material, the company said. Initial applications include testing newborns for...Read full article

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    Published: January 2003
    automationbiosensor solutionsdirect-mode detection devicefiber-optic nucleic acid (FONA)industrialmethodologyNews & Featuresprecision laserSensors & DetectorsVirtek Vision International

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