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The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) takes part in the MinION Access Programme (MAP) for portable DNA sequencing


Norwich, United Kingdom
April 15, 2014

TGAC is one of the first research Institutes to be part of the MinION’s early access programme, where our Sequencing Informatics and Plant and Microbial Genomics groups will be trialling the miniaturised sensing system.

MinION

Introduced by Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the MinION compresses Nanopore-sensing technology into a portable low-powered device for electronic single-molecule sensing experiments. The MAP allows scientists to develop sensing applications such as DNA sequencing and provides immediate data for analysis.

As a self-contained disposable device to deliver real-time experimental data, the MinION can be plugged directly into a USB port in a laptop or desktop computer. The new device is aimed at enabling scientists to fit the technology to their applications, including using and developing open-source software.

Matt Clark, Plant and Microbial Genomics Group Leader and Task Force lead of MAP at TGAC, said: “This is a very exciting time in genomics, and I think TGAC are excellently placed to use this Nanopore data, as we have a wealth of experience with other single molecule long read sequencing technology. It’s great that we finally have a sequencer you can take into a field.”

Rob Davey, Sequencing Informatics Group Leader, added: “The MinION system has the potential to shake up the consumer market for both short read and long read sequencing technologies. An exciting by-product is that our bioinformatics research will have to change focus too, from post-run processing applications that run on high-performance computing (HPC) environments to real-time streaming solutions. Plus, it has the rather unique position of being able to fit in your pocket.”



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Published: April 15, 2014

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