To sequence DNA automatically, fluorescently marked DNA are electrophoresed in a plurality of channels through a gel electrophoresis slab; wherein the DNA samples are resolved in accordance with the size of DNA fragments in the gel electrophoresis slab into fluorescently marked DNA bands. The separated...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US5863403?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5863403 - Digital DNA typing