Nanopore Genome Sequencer Available Soon
March 16, 2012| |
Oxford Nanopore Technologies in Oxford, U.K., developed a new technology that will sequence a human genome in just 15 minutes. The initial results of this new technology called GridION system was presented at the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology conference held in February 2012 in Florida. The company expects that the new machine will be marketed later this year. They are also developing a mini disposable USB-key sequencer, MinION, which can sequence about a billion base pairs of DNA and will be sold for less than US$900.
According to Daniel MacArthur, a geneticist who monitors the development of genomics industry, this new technology could have a seriously disruptive effect on the sequencing industry due to its flexibility, scalability, and low entry price.
Read the original article at http://www.nature.com/news/nanopore-genome-sequencer-makes-its-debut-1.10051.
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