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.

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