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(BSNS WIRE) Catalyst -``CLYC''- to Become DNAPrint genomics, Inc. -''DNAP''
Catalyst -``CLYC''- to Become DNAPrint genomics, Inc. -''DNAP''-


Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

SARASOTA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2000--Catalyst
Communications, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CLYC) announced today that it is
changing its name to DNAPrint genomics, Inc., and its symbol to
"DNAP". The name and symbol change will become effective on July 26th,
2000. All future communications and securities filings will be made
under this new name and symbol.
The Company has begun initial preparations to file its Form 10SB
with the goal of becoming a reporting company under the provisions of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, so it will be
eligible to be quoted on the NASD's OTC Bulletin Board prior to
year-end. The Company currently has no intentions of executing a
reverse stock-split.

About DNAPrint genomics
DNAPrint genomics, Inc. will provide practitioners of genomic
research and personalized medicine with a comprehensive system for
disease dissection and patient classification. Physicians will be able
to use the company's system, through a combination of on-site
hardware/software placement and ASP (application-service provider)
resources, to draw highly sophisticated conclusions and associations
between patient genotype data and database patterns from historical
studies. Many of these studies will be performed by DNAPrint genomics
and/or it's partners. The analytical heart of the system is a
collection of sophisticated algorithms that enable a progression from
the multivariate dissection of high-density genotype matrices to
multi-dimensional associations with complex human traits. The system
uses a variety of novel mathematical modeling and programming
techniques, which comprise the bulk of the companies budding
intellectual property portfolio. The company has already filed patent
applications for a genetic analysis reagent that confers considerable
advantages for high-throughput DNA sequencing and genotyping, and has
filed applications for five trade and/or service marks connected with
the companies business model. The company intends to patent the
application of its informatics platform to the field of genomic
research and for personalized medical applications.
During the development phase of this informatics platform, the
company performs genetic variation studies on a number of different
target areas, including drug response and cancer. Not only do these
targets provide a comprehensive training set for the algorithms and
models developed by the company, but the genetic patterns discovered
through the analysis represent separate, and valuable assets. For
example, the application of the informatics platform to patients which
exhibit side-effects for a certain drug can produce a valuable
diagnostic product which could reduce patient morbidity associated
with the use of that drug. The company intends to patent and use these
"information" assets to generate near-term revenue growth and
profitability. DNAPrint genomics Inc. was founded by a group of
scientists with research and commercial experience in high-level
mathematical modeling, programming and molecular genetics. For more
information about the company, please visit www.dnaprint.com.

Except for factual statements made herein, the information
contained in this press release consists of forward-looking statements
that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results
could differ materially from those contained in such statements.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include
unexpected shortages of critical components, rescheduling or
cancellation of customer orders, the timing and market acceptance of
new product introductions by the Company and its competitors, and
general competition and price pressures in the marketplace.

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CONTACT: For scientific inquiries:
DNAPrint genomics, Inc., Sarasota
Dr. Tony Frudakis, 941/351-4543
or
All other inquiries:
Richard Craig Hall, 941/341-0136

KEYWORD: FLORIDA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY HARDWARE SOFTWARE

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