Thermal cycler and DNA amplifier method

A thermal cycler comprising:

• a plurality of wells capable of containing micro tubes holding a sample including nucleic acid and pasted with an indicator which differs in accordance with the respective sample;
• a plurality of pick up sensors detecting the respective indicator;
• a plurality of heaters provided at the respective wells directly or indirectly heating the micro tubes;
• a control apparatus inputted with measured values of the temperature sensors, supplying a current to the respective heaters based on the measured values and controlling the temperature of the respective micro tubes independently from each other by a previously stored temperature pattern in correspondence with the indicator.

A DNA amplifier method having a control apparatus controlling to heat a plurality of micro tubes holding a sample including nucleic acid independently from each other by a plurality of heat apparatus provided at the respective micro tubes based on measured values of a plurality of temperature sensors provided at the respective micro tubes and storing a temperature pattern heating the micro tubes, said DNA amplifier method comprising:

• a step of reading the temperature pattern set for the respective micro tubes by the control apparatus;
• a step of generating a signal for operating the respective heat apparatus based on the measured values and the temperature pattern by the control apparatus;
• a step of inputting the generated signal to the respective heat apparatus, heating the respective micro tubes independently from each other based on the signal by the heat apparatus and having a desired reaction carry out in the micro tubes;
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• a step of outputting a signal stopping operation of the heat apparatus to the respective heat apparatus based on the temperature pattern by the control apparatus.

A DNA amplifier method having a control apparatus controlling to heat a plurality of micro tubes holding a sample including nucleic acid and pasted with an indicator which differs in accordance with the respective sample independently from each other by a plurality of heat apparatus provided at the respective micro tubes based on measured values of a plurality of temperature sensors provided at the respective micro tubes and storing a temperature pattern heating the micro tubes, said DNA amplifier method comprising:

• a step of detecting the indicator and setting the temperature pattern in correspondence with the detected indicator by the control apparatus;
• a step of generating a signal operating the respective heat apparatus based on the measured values and the temperature pattern by the control apparatus;
• a step of inputting the generated signal to the respective heat apparatus, heating the respective micro tubes independently from each other based on the signal by the heat apparatus and having a desired reaction carry out in the micro tubes;
• and
• a step of outputting a signal stopping operation of the heat apparatus to the respective heat apparatus based on the temperature pattern by the control apparatus.