Capillary Gel Sequencing Systems
In these systems, slab gel electrophoresis is replaced by capillary gel electrophoresis to analyse DNA samples. In these systems, instead of scanning DNA as it migrates through 96 lanes each in a series of poured slab gels, DNA is sent through a set of 96 capillary tubes filled with a polymerised gel.
As the DNA fragments pass through these capillary tubes, DNA fragments are scanned. In the original models of the above old slab gel machines, gels must-be poured and reagents frequently reloaded, interrupting the sequencing. In capillary gel sequencing systems, on the other hand, the robot moves the DNA samples and reagents through the tubes continuously, requiring attention only once a day. The system produces a steady flow of data, each signal representing one of the four DNA bases (adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine).


