Omics! Omics!

Good morning Mr. Hunt. Today's briefing will have a bit more background than usual - you haven't tangled with biotechnology since th...

Throughout the two pieces on Roche SBX sequencing I sprinkled the term “midi read sequencing”.  Here I’m going to explore in more detail thi...

In the prior piece , I covered the technical details unveiled by Roche for their SBX technology, but generally tried to avoid predicting its...

Bar bets can be a powerful force in human society.  One of the best known books on the planet, The Guinness Book of World Records, originate...

I’ve covered a lot of genomics in this space, but there is an inherent challenge to studying biology via DNA - DNA is the underlying bluepri...

If you've been in a movie theater recently, you may have seen a trailer for a mixed live action and animation spectacle called How To Tr...

Well, the embargo has passed and one of the worst kept rumors of genomics land has come true: at this year's ASHG PacBio has unveiled th...

ASHG is ongoing and tonight PacBio has a big party planned, with an unnamed musical guest.  Rumors swirl as to what will be announced at tha...

MiSeq is the the oldest instrument in Illumina's lineup, first unveiled back in 2011 .  MiSeq's launch stole much of the thunder fro...