When reading articles about genetic testing, terms like PCR, Sanger sequencing, NGS, and digital PCR often appear.While all ...

Have you ever come across the term "NGS" in articles about cancer gene panel testing or whole-genome analysis?NGS is a technology that reads DNA base sequences in large quantities.While conventional ...

In a breakthrough that redefines both speed and clinical potential, a new world record for the fastest human whole genome sequencing has been set. Think of all the things that can be done in four ...

Here, Aaron Wenger, Principal Scientist – Bioinformatics at PacBio (CA, USA), explores how advances in accuracy, throughput and cost are making long-read sequencing more accessible at scale. Advances ...

Rapid genome sequencing has proven itself in the ICU. Data from the first known study in neuro-specific pediatric inpatients suggest it may be just as valuable on the general pediatric floor.

Twenty-five years ago today, on July 7, 2000, the world got its very first look at a human genome — the 3 billion letter code that controls how our bodies function. Posted online by a small team at ...