A Visual Guide to DNA Sequencing

 (asimov.press)

25 points | by surprisetalk 4 hours ago

2 comments

  • ben1040 1 hour ago
    I worked in this space for over a decade. It's so weird to me to see the workhorse sequencing hardware like the ABI 37x/37xx series, 454, and Illumina machines now as literal museum pieces.
  • voidUpdate 2 hours ago
    So it's not just a strong magnifying glass and tiny tweezers?
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    • adrian_b 25 minutes ago
      The nanopore technique described towards the end is not that far from your description.