July 2004

The Hartwell Center’s DNA Sequencing and Genotyping laboratory has purchased, installed, and tested a new Applied Biosystems 3730xl DNA Analyzer. This 96-capillary instrument is a replacement for one of our aging 3700’s and will be used for both DNA sequence analysis and for genotyping. A second 3730xl is slated for purchase this year as well. These systems will increase our capacity to cope with a 30% increase in demand, they provide superb quality data, and they significantly lower the cost of analysis. As a result of these improvements, we are now reducing our sample analysis fee from $4/template to $1/template.