(task) Handheld DNA Sequencer - Can sequence viruses in the field

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> Begin forwarded message:
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> From: Kathy Gilbeaux <gilbojer@aol.com>
> Subject: Handheld DNA Sequencer - Can sequence viruses in the field
> Date: January 30, 2018 at 9:22:54 AM EST
> To: michael.d.mcdonald@mac.com
>
> Mike,
>
> FYI . . .
>
> Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett <https://twitter.com/laurie_garrett?refsrc=email&s=11>)
> 1/29/18, 3:21 PM <https://twitter.com/laurie_garrett/status/958087806341009409?refsrc=email&s=11&ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Eios%7Ctwgr%5Eemail>
> And here it is [drum roll please] -- The Minion!
> It's a handheld DNA sequencer that fits in your pocket, plugs into USB 3 on your laptop & can do entire human genome. It costs only $1000. No lab is necessary. Can sequence viruses in the field.
> nature.com/articles/nbt.4… <https://t.co/PJfnTT17ly> pic.twitter.com/S8972cXTPi <https://t.co/S8972cXTPi>
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> Nanopore sequencing and assembly of a human genome with ultra-long reads
> https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt.4060
>
> Kathy