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Next Generation Sequencing in the context of today’s science.
In $23,000 and 3 days you can generate 8 giga-bases (billion nucleotides) of sequence using next-gen sequencing technology, a feat that would take $23 million and 4 years with a common DNA sequencer. The sequencers used to complete the genomes of human, the nematode C. elegans, and maize produce on the order of 6 million bases per day. Next-Gen sequencers such as the 454 produce 500 million bases in a day. The more recent Illumina sequencer produces more than sixteen times that.
Competing in today’s scientific evnvironment, both commercial and academic, necessitates the use of the latest technology. Move beyond studying markers and genes to full genome, transcriptome and epigenome characterization. Next-Gen even enables previously impractical experiments such as environmental, population and metagenomics.
While this technology offers new promise to life science and medical researchers, it also creates complex challenges. The members of Cofactor have significant experience analyzing terabytes of data and exploiting the unique strengths of each Next-Gen platform. Check out our prices, availability and contact us to get started.
