tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36768584.post764794115862932017..comments2024-03-03T18:49:34.382-05:00Comments on Omics! Omics!: The Challenges of Sequencer ComparisonKeith Robisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04765318239070312590noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36768584.post-37141842507320678242012-05-15T17:34:59.943-04:002012-05-15T17:34:59.943-04:00Keith,
Nice post!! I am a newbie in the NGS field...Keith,<br /><br />Nice post!! I am a newbie in the NGS field. I have read quite a few discussions on comparing the different benchtop sequencers. I really liked the Nick's paper but did find some issues with it. You covered all those. <br /><br />I feel like with benchtop sequencers, people have to start somewhere. Be it a PGM or MiSeq. All the platforms have their own drawbacks and it is for the researcher to decide what they want. Surely you can't wait for months in a queue to get onto a HiSeq. We use PGM in our lab and are well aware of its short comings. But we think that more often than not the pros out weigh the cons (e.g. homopolymer issues). So we try to keep these in mind when we get to the analysis part of sequencing. I think having a benchtop sequencer in the lab is pretty cool :) as long as one is able to weigh the pros and cons (based on the experiment). Otherwise everybody will just keep waiting for that perfect sequencer to come. <br /><br />Thanksaggp11noreply@blogger.com