A NOVEL pocket-sized DNA sequencer of the type used on the International Space Station can also be used to preselect DNA strands for sequencing – greatly reducing biological sample analysis time. Researchers at the University of Nottingham UK, developed the…
THE NEWEST version of SoftGenetics’s NextGene software includes a module for copy number variation (CNV) and a user selectable reporting functions among its enhancements. NextGene 2.3.1 includes the CNV analysis tool, which uses a proprietary method to normalise coverage between two…
NEXT-generation sequencing (NGS) is set of relatively new technologies that are having a big impact on scientific research in fields including biomarkers, diagnostics, and drug discovery. Although the term is applied to a number of different systems, not all of…