Abstract: A sampling assembly for simultaneously testing a liquid biological sample for a plurality of hormones and method thereof are described. A sampling membrane includes a dry porous carrier having a proximal end narrower than a distal end and forming a unidirectional liquid flow channel. The distal end includes a plurality of tines arranged and separated by substantially regular spacing. Each tine defines a dye zone including a dye-tagged antigen-specific antibody at a distal end. The sampling membrane further defines a set of focusing recesses along each side of the unidirectional flow channel end and a set of dispersal recesses between and adjacent to each tine. A plurality of test strips each include a dry porous carrier communicatively attached to the distal end of one such tine. Each test strip forms a unidirectional liquid flow channel and includes a testing zone comprising an antigen-specific antibody located distally from the dye zone.

Abstract: A system and method for transacting and manipulating a multi-sequence search using a biological data repository is described. A set of search query parameters specifying a plurality of sequence sets is received. Each sequence set encodes structured biological data values. A search queue is loaded with the search query parameters formatted into a structured database query for each sequence set assigned by search type. A search of the biological data repository is launched for each sequence set. Search results generated responsive to each such structured database query search are retrieved. The search results are received as sequence set information organized and reformatted for each sequence set and search type. A plurality of sequences are aligned using the search results based on one or more structured biological data values having matching characteristics. The aligned sequences are forwarded with matching characteristics indicators.

Abstract: A system and method for providing flexible access and retrieval of sequence data from a plurality of biological data repositories is described. A plurality of biological data repositories are maintained. Each data repository contains sequence data stored into structured records uniquely identified. Each data repository is interfaced through a queue handler dynamically locating and selecting at least one such biological data repository and launching a search query against each selected biological data repository. Search query parameters are accepted from a user specifying a search request for a sequence set. Results obtained from a search engine are presented as ordered tables of search results.