> >May 15, 2000 > > > > > >MOTOROLA -PACKARD - MASS PRODUCING BIO-CHIPS > > > > > >Psychops Research Links > >www.osti.gov/biochip.htm > >http://209.145.38.129/psychops/Research_Links/research_links.html > > > > > >This site reveals that the U.S. Department of > Energy's Argonne > >National Laboratory announced June 29, 1998 a > joint-research project > >with Motorola Inc. and Packard Instrument Company > "which aims at > >commercializing and marketing advanced biochips and > related analytical > >technologies...." Take note--this partnership of > powers was > >"announced" June 29, 1998. At this posting (Oct. > 1999), that was over > >a year and three months ago. Just think of the > research that had to > >have preceeded this agreement in order for these > three entities to > >have formed this partnership. > > > >You'll see the site states "Motorola will develop > manufacturing > >processes to mass produce biochips, and Packard > will develop and > >manufacture the analytical instruments to process > and analyze the > >biochips." Take note--MASS PRODUCE BIOCHIPS. The > United States > >government has entered into an agreement with two > publicly held > >corporations to MASS PRODUCE BIOCHIPS and no one > has informed the > >American public! > > > >The site further states, "Argonne's contribution, > in conjunction with > >its Moscow research partner the Russian Academy of > Science's > >Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, is > intellectual property in > >the form of 19 inventions related to biological > microchips." The irony > >here is that our government has been co-inventing > technology with > >RUSSIA that we, the American people, can not get > information on > >because it is classified under of National > Security! > > > > Take note when you read "The Argonne/Engelhardt > biochips employ a > > novel "micro-gel" technology in which as many as > 10,000 > >micro-structures are mounted on a single glass > surface about the size > >of > >a microscopic > >slide." What they are not telling you is that this > "micro-gel", aka > >the biochip, can be put into a liquid and injected > into a human body > >via an injection--a flu shot, any childhood > immunization, etc. This > >site promotes "the great diagnostic powers this > technology will bring > >to fields as diverse as medicine and environmental > restoration," but > >fails to inform the reader of hidden dangers. > > > >The site makes reference to the Russian Human > Genome Program and the > >Department of Energy's Human Genome Program. > According to a biologist > >who works on the Department of Energy's Genome > Program, part of the > >project's "research" includes experimenting on the > general public with > >aireal spraying. For more information on how this > aireal spraying ties > >in with the biochips, refer to the information > contained in the video > >and audios listed in the products section. > > > >PARTNERSHIP TO DEVELOP BIOCHIP TECHNOLOGY > >http://www.osti.gov/biochip.htm > > > >Motorola, Packard Instrument Co. and Argonne > >to develop advanced biochip technology > >http://www.anl.gov/OPA/news98/news980629.htm > > > >ARGONNE, Ill. (June 29, 1998) -- Rapid advances in > medicine, health > >care > >and agriculture are expected from a joint-research > project > >announced today byMotorola Inc.,Packard Instrument > Company and the > >U.S. > >Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. > > > >The project, which aims at commercializing and > marketing advanced > >biochips and related analytical technologies, is > expected to make the > >process of decoding genes, human or otherwise, a > thousand times faster > >than with current technologies. > > > >Motorola will develop manufacturing processes to > mass produce > >biochips, > >and Packard will develop and manufacture the > analytical instruments to > >process and analyze the biochips. Argonne's > contribution, in > >conjunction > >with its Moscow research partner the Russian > Academy of Science's > >Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, is > intellectual property in > >the form of 19 inventions related to biological > microchips. > > > >Motorola and Packard will contribute a total of $19 > million over five > >years to support the joint-research agreement, > making it one of the > >largest biotechnology joint-research agreements > ever signed by a U.S. > >Department of Energy laboratory. Argonne's 19 > inventions, which have > >been licensed exclusively to Motorola and Packard, > are the result of > >more than $10 million in research support since > 1994 by the U.S. > >Department of Energy, theDefense Advanced Research > Projects Agency, > >the > >Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Russian Human > Genome Program. > > > >"With a commercial biochip to rapidly and > economically perform genetic > >analysis, within a few years we should see better > pharmaceuticals > >developed more rapidly, faster and more accurate > medical diagnostics, > >a > >heightened ability to assess and possibly repair > environmental damage, > >and better, more hardy, and healthier crops," said > Richard McKernan, > >president of Packard Instrument Company. > > > >"This process, developed for the Department of > Energy's human genome > >program, provides miniaturized, faster and more > economical methods to > >analyze DNA samples," said Secretary of Energy > Federico Peña. > >"Today's > >announcement is a recognition of the great > diagnostic powers this > >technology will bring to fields as diverse as > medicine and > >environmental > >restoration." > > > >Like computer chips, which perform millions of > mathematical > >operations > >a > >second, biochips can perform thousands of > biological reactions, such > >as > >decoding genes, in a few seconds. > > > >The Argonne/Engelhardt biochips employ a novel > "micro-gel" technology > >in > >which as many as 10,000 micro-structures are > mounted > >on a single glass surface about the size of a > microscopic slide. > > > >Each micro-gel is like a micro-test tube in which > chemical compounds > >can > >be tested against biological targets to provide > answers to > >questions about DNA sequence, genetic variation, > gene expression, > >protein interaction and immune response. > > > >In addition to being faster than conventional gene > sequencing methods, > >these biochips provide a 3-dimensional platform > that allows > >greater sensitivity and accuracy in assaying > proteins, RNA and DNA. > > > >"Instead of reading DNA one letter or word at a > time, they read whole > >phrases and sentences at a time," said Andrei > Mirzabekov, a > >biologist whose research at Argonne and Engelhardt > developed the > >biochips. "It's like speed-reading the genetic code > with one > >hundred percent comprehension. > > > >"By combining biochips with robots and computers," > Mirzabekov said, > >"we > >can find one genetic variation among three billion > DNA > >bases in a matter of minutes. Conventional methods > take days." A DNA > >base is one of the four biological molecules that > link > >together to form DNA's well-known "double-helix" > molecule. > > > >"Over the next four or five years, we plan to > develop and refine the > >technology to mass produce biochips," said Rudyard > L. Istvan, > >Motorola vice president and corporate director of > strategy. "This > >should > >reduce their cost and make them widely available to > genetic > >researchers in many fields." > > > >"Packard is known throughout the pharmaceutical and > life sciences > >markets for providing innovative tools to speed > drug discovery > >research," said McKernan. "As part of this team, we > will develop the > >analytical instrumentation needed to use and > process > >biochips." > > > >This biotechnology will have myriad applications in > life science, > >including medical diagnostics, drug discovery, > environmental > >restoration > >and agriculture. > > > >Medical diagnostics is where the greatest impact is > expected. Medical > >and biological researchers will be able to identify > in > >minutes mutated genes that could lead to later > medical problems, such > >as > >cancer, multiple sclerosis or Alzheimer's. > Widespread use of biochips > >will also remove the guesswork from early treatment > of many diseases > >and > >conditions. By using less than a drop of test > solution, doctors will > >be > >able to predict drug efficacy, to diagnose drug > resistance to > >treatment > >for diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis, and to > make on-the-spot > >identification of specific bacteria, viruses, and > other > >micro-organisms. > > > >Faster drug discovery and improved medical > treatmentwill result from > >the > >ability to identify target genes and test new drugs > and treatments far > >more rapidly for possible genetic impact. Bioassays > that determine > >whether a drug causes genetic mutations or has > other hazardous effects > >can be completed in days, rather than weeks or > months. The use of > >biochips is also expected to speed up the > regulatory drug approval > >process by classifying patient population based on > genetic makeup. > > > >Faster progress in life-sciences research will > result. For example, > >the > >regulation of gene expression, which takes months > to > >study with conventional sequencing techniques, can > be accomplished in > >a > >single, parallel experiment with this biochip > technology. > > > >Faster and more effective environmental restoration > will result from > >the > >ability to use biochips as highly sensitive > detectors of microbial or > >organic pollution. Biochips may also help identify > genes that enable > >some natural enzymes to detoxify chemicals and > digest pollutants. Once > >identified, these environmentally friendly genes > can be transferred > >into > >common bacteria to help clean up > >contaminated earth or water. > > > >Improved agricultural products will result from the > ability to quickly > >and accurately detect agricultural disease and > mutation, and > >to speed tests of the safety of new agricultural > products. For > >example, > >genes that help plants resist mold can be > identified and transferred > >to > >crops attacked by mold. > > > >Motorola is one of the world's leading providers of > wireless > >communications, semiconductors and advanced > electronic systems, > >components and services. Major equipment businesses > include paging and > >data communications, cellular telephone, two-way > radio,personal > >communications, automotive, defense and space > electronics and > >computers. > >Motorola semiconductors power > >communications devices, computers and millions of > other products. > >Motorola's 1997 sales were $29.8 billion. > > > >Packard Instrument Company is a subsidiary of > Packard BioScience > >Company, a privately held company based in Meriden, > Conn. > >Packard develops, manufactures and distributes > innovative, > >high-quality > >analytical instrumentation, liquid-handling robots, > and > >reagents. A premier supplier to the world's leading > pharmaceutical and > >biotechnology companies, Packard provides the tools > to > >make the search for cures for diseases faster, > safer and more cost > >effective. > > > >With more than 200 different programs in basic and > applied research, > >Argonne is one of the nation's largest federally > funded > >scientific laboratories. 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