New NGS Platforms for Targeted Sequencing
Thermo Fisher presents two new next-generation sequencing (NGS) systems that simplify targeted sequencing. The Ion S5 and Ion S5 XL platforms are benchtop systems based...
Equipment
NGS
Next-generation sequencing: platforms, chemistry, throughput and the analysis tools that follow the run.
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Thermo Fisher Introduces Flexible All-In-One NGS Systems
New benchtop Next Generation Sequencing Systems released by Thermo Fisher: designed with flexibility in mind for multiple research areas. The Ion 5 and Ion S5 XL...
Bioengineering
Illumina to Genotype 2M Irish Animals
Illumina will genotype two million animals for the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF). The federation is carrying out a €300 million Beef Data and Genomics Program, funded...
NGS
Combining MinION with Raspderry Pi Gives a Portable Pathogen Detector
Researchers at Genome Analysis Center in Norwich, England are working on combining MinION USB gene sequencers with Raspberry Pi to create portable real-time DNA sequencers....
Bioinformatics
MinION Data from Human Gene Sequencing Released
University of Toronto scientists have released data on the first reported use of Oxford Nanopore’s MinION to sequence human DNA. With a low throughput sequencing...
Biotechnology
MoS2 Paves Way for Improvements in Nanopore DNA Sequencing
Molybdenum disulfide has outclassed graphene as the material of choice for nanopore based DNA sequencing, with improved speed, cost and accuracy. Researchers at Univeristy of Illinois in...
Biotechnology
Micro DNA Detection Using Terahertz Radiation
Russian scientists are reporting on a new label-free way to identify hard to read short strands of DNA by analyzing vibrations using tetrahertz radiation. While advances...
Biotechnology
GENALICE MAP Processes Entire Genome in 30 mins
GENALICE announced an upgrade to its Next-Generation Sequencing software the GENALICE MAP, capable of processing the entire human genome in 30 mins. The GENALICE MAP...
NGS