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OBJECT TYPE: synthesizer, gene
DATE: 1982–1984
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2013.0003.002

MANUFACTURER: Bio Logicals Inc.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: It is a white and red metal cover.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 44.5 cm
Width: 64.8 cm
Height: 3.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bio Logicals
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1982+
Canada: In Medicine and Technology in Canada, 1900-1950, Kirk Montgomery/McKellar point to the expansion of medical research din public institutions, the strength of academic research and long list of accomplisments. In Ontario, at the University of Toronto(Banting, Best, Macleod, Collip) and in Quebec, at McGill University(Osler) and the Montreal Neurological Institution (Penfield)¹.In Technological Innovations in Canadian Medicine, the same authors note"The first Canadian entry into the biotechnology market came about...of a Canadian innovation. Kelvin Ogilvie, Professor of Chemistry of McGill,... was the inventor in the early 1980 of the automated "gene machine" capable ... of manufacturing short sequences of DNA². This advance, developed in Ogilvie's research labs at McGill University, was an essential part in bringing the "tech" into biotechnology. [see acq. proposal in sup. info for the entire Canadian significance]
Function: It is the cover of the gene synthesizer, it protects the computer and medical components inside the case and also allows for the components to be changed out by easy removal of the cover.
Technical: Models 5301 and 5302 are three-way slide valves. The center port is connected to one of the two side ports depending on the slider position. A handle moves the slider with a snap-action. The valves can be mounted so the only the toggle handle protrudes from the mounting panel.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's stamp:"BIO LOGICALS".
Missing: The screws that hold the cover in place are missing.
Finish: It is a metal cover.
Decoration: None.

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Bio Logicals Inc., Cover, circa 1982–1984, Artifact no. 2013.0003, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2013.0003.002/

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