NGS

Next-generation sequencing: platforms, chemistry, throughput and the analysis tools that follow the run.

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Next-Generation Genome Editing: Scientists Discover Powerful New RNA-Guided System

A team of researchers at the Arc Institute have developed an RNA-guided system that engineers precise, programmable DNA recombination. It is a much-needed, more versatile...

Gene therapy
Synthetic DNA Storage

DNA Based Storage Service Launched by Biomemory

Long term data storage proponents can sigh a breath of relief thanks to Biomemory, a DNA based data storage service that encapsulates your data in...

DNA Storage
Ultima Genomics

MIT Stealth Startup Achieves Full Genome Sequencing Under $100

Genomics sequencing has managed to outperform computing as measured by Moore’s law, thanks to Ultimate Genomics, a startup founded by the founders at Broad Institute...

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Blockchain Reality Sets in on DNA Sequencing Startups

With the falling value of cryptocurrency, startups which promised to utilize the power of blockchain have fast disappeared. No longer are many of the companies...

NGS

Illumina Launches its Cheapest Full Sequencer for No One

Illumina announced the release of its sub $20,000 desktop sequencer aimed at diagnostic labs at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference last week. The iSeq 100...

Blog

Nanopore Achieves One Million Base Pair Sequencing

Researchers at Garvan Institute in Sydney, Australia announced a million base pair DNA read on MinION Nanopore, bringing the USB sized sequencers closer to Illumina’s MiSeq desktop...

NGS

Illumina Achieves Many Firsts With the NovaSeq Sequencer

Illumina, the leader in genome sequencing has announced its newest model of gene sequencer that costs under a million dollars, and is able to sequence entire...

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Grail Hits Unicorn Status with $1 Billion Capital for Blood Cancer Test

Illumina owned startup, Grail has announced that it is in the process of raising more than $1 billion in venture capital to invest in its cancer...

Cancer Research