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Regarding your particular circumstances, is it because sequencing centers are slow to upgrade to the newest sequencing technology (probably because the investme
by infinite8s 10y ago
Regarding your particular circumstances, is it because sequencing centers are slow to upgrade to the newest sequencing technology (probably because the investment in the last-generation is so large)?
- danieltillett 10y agoNo. It is because the next-gen sequencers just don't do what the old sequencers (sanger) do (sequence small regions of DNA at high accuracy). The new machines can sequence a whole genome, but if you only want to look at small part of a genome then there is no replacement for Sanger sequencing. Another surprising reason is the OEM manufacturer of the instrument (hitachi) basically over engineered the machines and built a tank. The machines just keep running and running.