MinION $900 USB-Powered DNA Sequencer on Sale This Year

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Submission + - MinION $900 USB-Powered DNA Sequencer on Sale This Year (gizmag.com)

Submitted by Zothecula on Monday February 20, 2012 @03:15PM

Zothecula writes: Oxford Nanopore (ON) has been developing a disruptive nanopore-based technology for sequencing DNA, RNA, proteins, and other long-chain molecules since its birth in 2005. The company has just announced that within the next 6-9 months it will bring to market a fast, portable, and disposable protein sequencer that will democratize sequencing by eliminating large capital costs associated with equipment required to enter the field.

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