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The technique provides the scientific community with a higher-resolution methodology to determine if a mouse cell line has been correctly identified in research.

The public-private consortium, led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, recently released four new reference materials.

The material has a similar benefit to graphene, in that it is one-atom thin, but has the benefit that DNA does not stick to it as it translocates through the pore. 

The researchers propose attaching nucleobases to graphene nanopores in order to use the electrical and strain properties of graphene to read DNA.

Researchers tested a combination of three aligners and four variant callers on reference datasets, finding that each has its own biases. 

The firm discussed its technology, the NIST data, and data from some early customers in a webinar it hosted this week.