z991

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1. 31.▲
   by z991 6y ago

   It wasn't creepy. It seemed like they were worried about folks who thought it was more like 23andMe "spit in a tube" than an actual lab instrument.
2. 32.▲
   by z991 6y ago

   Yes the raw data is all there. The analysis just generates more interesting pictures!
3. 33.▲
   by z991 6y ago

   Here's my write-up of buying one for fun: https://abarry.org/dna-sequencing-in-our-extra-bedroom/
4. 34.▲
   by z991 6y ago

   On Ubuntu, earlyoom basically does that. It's great. sudo apt install earlyoom
5. 35.▲
   by z991 6y ago

   In total it was about $3k. So not cheap, but also not a real lab budget by any means.
6. 36.▲
   by z991 6y ago

   We used the rapid kit and also a gelbox / agarose.
7. 37.▲
   by z991 6y ago

   Oxford Nanopore (makes the sequencer used here) is one of my favorite companies. I think we'll see their work start to change how we do diagnostics in the next 5 years, especially with their automated library preparation product [1].
8. 38.▲
   by z991 6y ago

   Transcript: https://youtubetranscript.com/?v=ObPg3ki9GOI