Researchers assemble first full genome of a living organism using technology
Monday, June 15, 2015 - 10:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers in Canada and the U.K. have for the first time sequenced and assembled de novo the full genome of a living organism, the bacteria Escherichia Coli, using Oxford Nanopore's MinION device, a genome sequencer that can fit in the palm of your hand.