1mb long DNA with Nanopore technology
The first continuous DNA read of more than a million bases (>1Mb) has been achieved, using Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology. Congratulations to Martin Smith and collaborators! Read more: http://bit.ly/2j5TNCO2320 days ago
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Phased Human Genome Assembly !
...the fewest gaps of any human genome assembly, with more than half of the genome contained in gapless sequence at least 27 Mb long. The primary contig assembly is 2.89 Gb long and consists of 865 contigs t...2028 days ago
Illumina to Acquire Pacific Biosciences for Approximately $1.2 Billion !
...The acquisition complements Illumina sequencing solutions with accurate long-read sequencing capabilities...highly homologous regions of genomes, are better addressed with accurate long-reads. Reference https://www...2003 days ago
NGS Platforms launched by BGI’s MGI Tech
...ectrometry and medical imaging. Providing real-time, comprehensive, life-long solutions, its mission i...accuracy for SNP and Indel calling rate of 99.9% and 99%, respectively, along with decreased duplication ra...1934 days ago
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