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New Algorithms Unlock Targeted Sequencing on Nanopore Platforms

Feb 11, 2020
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Andrew P. Han
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NEW YORK – Two new algorithms have unlocked the potential for targeted sequencing of human and other large genomes using nanopore technology without having to enrich the targets of interest. Immediately applicable in cancer gene and metagenomic sequencing studies, they herald a new approach to nanopore sequencing, where the DNA of interest could change on the fly.  

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