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Book Review: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, Volume 77 Chip Technology. By T. Scheper and J. Hoheisel

Book Review: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, Volume 77 Chip Technology. By T.... Acta Biotechnol. 23 (2003) 4 , 334 Book Review Managing Editor: SCHEPER, T. Volume Editor: HOHEISEL, J. Advances in Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology, Volume 77 Chip Technology Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Barcelona, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Paris, Tokyo: Springer-Verlag, 2002 156 pages, 41 figures, 5 tables; Hardcover; £ 70.00, € 99.95 ISBN 3-540-43215-9 Chip array technology has gained importance in the past years since the Moscow conference in 1991 and has a great range of application and has, at the same time, opened new fields of utilisation and optimisation of chips. Because the chip technology is easy to handle, it is increasingly used in sciences. Furthermore, chip arrays provide the possibility to analyse great amounts of samples simultaneously. Thereby it delivers a huge quantity of information more rapidly and more cost- effectively than other methods. The book is subdivided into seven reports that are clearly arranged and written by several authors. At the beginning of the book, aspects of the chip arrays design are taken into consideration. Afterwards, the principles of the oligonucleotide array production are described. The articles present several kinds of arrays (DNA-microarray, protein-microarray) and different basic approaches of analysis. In addi- tion, they cover various fields of use for the chip array technology thus clearly showing the wide spec- trum of array application. Detailed protocols are not delivered, but references are presented. The last report deals with the design of a database to manage and store the vast amounts of data produced by microarray experiments. The terrific and clear graphics and photographs that support the understanding of some texts very well are commendable. Unfortunately, coloured pictures are prohibited by the guidelines from the editors of “Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology”, thus in some special cases the effects of the pictures are minimised. The book offers an interesting miscellaneous insight into the different fields of the chip technology and it is suitable for biologists and medical professionals who are working in the fields of genetics and proteomics. It provides an informative and basic overview for those who want to become acquainted with chip-technology. Due to the detailed information in some aspects, the book can be a great resource for anybody who has an interest in chip array technology. Jeannette ACHILLES http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Biotechnologica Wiley

Book Review: Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology, Volume 77 Chip Technology. By T. Scheper and J. Hoheisel

Acta Biotechnologica , Volume 23 (4) – Dec 1, 2003

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Copyright © 2003 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0138-4988
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1521-3846
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10.1002/abio.200390042
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Acta Biotechnol. 23 (2003) 4 , 334 Book Review Managing Editor: SCHEPER, T. Volume Editor: HOHEISEL, J. Advances in Biochemical Engineering / Biotechnology, Volume 77 Chip Technology Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Barcelona, Hong Kong, London, Milan, Paris, Tokyo: Springer-Verlag, 2002 156 pages, 41 figures, 5 tables; Hardcover; £ 70.00, € 99.95 ISBN 3-540-43215-9 Chip array technology has gained importance in the past years since the Moscow conference in 1991 and has a great range of application and has, at the same time, opened new fields of utilisation and optimisation of chips. Because the chip technology is easy to handle, it is increasingly used in sciences. Furthermore, chip arrays provide the possibility to analyse great amounts of samples simultaneously. Thereby it delivers a huge quantity of information more rapidly and more cost- effectively than other methods. The book is subdivided into seven reports that are clearly arranged and written by several authors. At the beginning of the book, aspects of the chip arrays design are taken into consideration. Afterwards, the principles of the oligonucleotide array production are described. The articles present several kinds of arrays (DNA-microarray, protein-microarray) and different basic approaches of analysis. In addi- tion, they cover various fields of use for the chip array technology thus clearly showing the wide spec- trum of array application. Detailed protocols are not delivered, but references are presented. The last report deals with the design of a database to manage and store the vast amounts of data produced by microarray experiments. The terrific and clear graphics and photographs that support the understanding of some texts very well are commendable. Unfortunately, coloured pictures are prohibited by the guidelines from the editors of “Advances in Biochemical Engineering/Biotechnology”, thus in some special cases the effects of the pictures are minimised. The book offers an interesting miscellaneous insight into the different fields of the chip technology and it is suitable for biologists and medical professionals who are working in the fields of genetics and proteomics. It provides an informative and basic overview for those who want to become acquainted with chip-technology. Due to the detailed information in some aspects, the book can be a great resource for anybody who has an interest in chip array technology. Jeannette ACHILLES

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Published: Dec 1, 2003

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