General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

Gene Machine

Patents

N/A

General Description

A hard cover book with a brown woven fabric cover with black writing on front of cover, lined blue white paper with red margin line.

Dimensions

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

Length

27.3 cm

Width

21.2 cm

Height

1.2 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Archives

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

C.C.P.

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Log book entries are dated May 1985 - August 1986.

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

Log book for the "Gene Machine" synthesizer instrument set up; annotating each problem and the steps taken to resolve and correct the problem.

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:"McGill/120 pages/27.3 x 21.2 cm/Canada/No. 02-625/[back of cover] C.C.P. LTÉE, 7751 est, Jarry, Montréal H1J 1H3".

Missing

None

Finish

A hard cover book with a brown woven fabric cover with black writing on front of cover, lined blue white paper with red margin line.

Decoration

None.