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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

shotgun sequencing predates celera and the HGP, but yeah

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Aw crap, my bad, appreciate the correction. I thought they applied it in a novel way or something? Anyways Venter's business practice sucks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

yeah, from what i remember, they pioneered a form of it called double-barrel shotgun sequencing, where both ends of the sequenced DNA fragment are analyzed for overlap instead of just one.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Eyyy, coming in with a save! Thanks! I appreciate the info.