| abstract |
The invention provides a method for selecting a population of non-cellular physical entities. The method involves applying energy to one or more non-cellular physical entities having selected parameter signatures, each physical entity located at specific coordinates in a domain and contained within a population of physical entities, thereby altering a property of the one or more physical entities, wherein the alteration renders the one or more physical entities separable from other members of the population of physical entities. The invention also provides a methods for preparing a population of uniquely tagged non-cellular physical entities, and methods for preparing a population of uniquely tagged probes. The invention further provides a method for simultaneously detecting a plurality of analytes using the uniquely tagged probes. |