Pacific Biosciences is developing 3rd-generation DNA sequencing technologies. Their exciting platform uses sequencing by synthesis methods that measure the incorporation of nucleic-acids at the single cell level. The ability to monitor polymerase kinetics in real-time gives them a distinct advantage over the current 2nd-generation sequencing platforms, specifically the ability to rapidly read sequence, read long DNA lengths, and use v...
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Pacific Biosciences is developing 3rd-generation DNA sequencing technologies. Their exciting platform uses sequencing by synthesis methods that measure the incorporation of nucleic-acids at the single cell level. The ability to monitor polymerase kinetics in real-time gives them a distinct advantage over the current 2nd-generation sequencing platforms, specifically the ability to rapidly read sequence, read long DNA lengths, and use very little reagent.
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