The substance is used in the polymerase chain reaction technique, in sequencing, and in cloning.

The system state (1,0,0) is in turned mapped to (0,1,0) by an application of the SDS map.

In such circumstances, seemingly small events can trigger an unforeseen and disastrous chain reaction.

He said, You know, I've got the Stockwell Strangler on one side of me and I've got the 'Tiptoe Through the Tulips' rapist on the other side of me.

He also recommends the idea of chainplanting, or growing plants in intervals and in small quantities rather than at once and in large amounts.

In 1983, Kary Banks Mullis developed the polymerase chain reaction, providing a quick way to isolate and amplify a specific section of DNA from a mixture.

The 10 part series is proving an invaluable resource for educators and NGOs involved in public outreach campaigns on key issues.

Because all three of these developments occurred at roughly the same time, we had our critical mass and the chain reaction that has brought us here.

DALIAN, CHINA Last week, a company called Complete Genomics announced 10 new customers for its genome sequencing service.

This is, in many ways analogous to the chain reaction that occurs in the fission of neutrons in a nuclear reactor and has been referred to by R.H. Dicke (reaching for a metaphor) as an optical bomb .

Helicase dependent amplification (HDA) is a method for in vitro DNA amplification like the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), but that works at constant temperature.

A study using polymerase chain reaction testing of stool samples suggested that symptomatic infection can exist even when sufficient quantities of the organism do not exist for identification through Direct Microscopy.

Stool culture was considered by some researchers to be the most reliable technique, but a recent study found stool culture only detected 83 of individuals infected when compared to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing.

In computer science, linear search or sequential search is a method for finding a particular value in a list that checks each element in sequence until the desired element is found or the list is exhausted.

So Bolivia is not a premonitory crisis nor does the hoary old domino theory, to which both Lyndon Johnson and Che Guevara subscribed in the case of Bolivia, seem valid or even half way reasonable.

DALIAN, CHINA Last week, a company called Complete Genomics announced 10 new customers for its genome sequencing service. The price was not specified, but the company said its goal is to offer the service for 5,000 within a year.

Because all three of these developments occurred at roughly the same time, we had our critical mass and the chain reaction that has brought us here. Let s hope that we can keep it in motion, and that we don t spoil it by losing sight of what was really important in bringing it about.