DNA Diagnostics—Molecular Techniques and Automation

Molecular biology has revolutionized the understanding of many aspects of human disease. Ongoing developments in DNA diagnostics—the analysis of disease at the nucleic acid level—will soon provide automated, rapid, and inexpensive analyses for DNA or RNA sequences associated with genetic, malignant, and infectious diseases. DNA diagnostics will also facilitate the identification of disease-associated genes at birth, thus creating new opportunities for preventive medicine.