Elucidation of gene function

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Articles and methods are provided for determining the function of genes in a rapid and cost effective manner. Nucleic acids are arrayed upon a substrate. In accordance with certain preferred embodiments viable cells are , subsequently caused to be bound to the substrate at the locations occupied by the nucleic acids. Subsequent transduction or transfection of the cells by the nucleic acids followed by continued vitality of the cells permits expression of the proteins encoded by the respected nucleic acids. Knowledge of the identity of the nucleic acids, at least as regards their locations on the substrate, permits determination of protein function thereof. Methods of creating and …