What a Wise SAGE Once Said about Gene Expression

Jina Song | Pages 99-104 | BioTeach Online Journal | Vol. 1 | Fall 2003

In recent years, a variety of techniques such as DNA microarrays and serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) have been developed to simultaneously test the expression of thousands of gene and to automatically identify the genes of interest. On top of identifying gene expression, microarrays and SAGE are also very powerful tools in biotechnology including identification of molecular markers for various disease processes, potential drug targets and pharmacogenomics.