Discussion
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voidUpdate: So it's not just a strong magnifying glass and tiny tweezers?
adrian_b: The nanopore technique described towards the end is not that far from your description.
ben1040: I worked in this space for over a decade. It's so weird to me to see the workhorse sequencing hardware like the ABI 37x/37xx series, 454, and Illumina machines now as literal museum pieces.
searine: Agreed. Seeing million dollar sequencers on ebay for a few thousand bucks makes me want to reach for my wallet, but the I realize there are no reagents for it anyway.
urza: We need PC revolution for biology. Put a box on every table we can tinker with.
conception: You can get a USB sequencer for about 150 bucks