How the Heliscope Sequences DNA

By Emily Singer

How the Heliscope Sequences DNA

Helicos Biosciences' novel machine could speed up sequencing and unearth new disease-linked genetic variations.

The HeliScope is the first commercial machine to sequence a single piece of DNA rather than one copied many times.

Credit: Porter Gifford

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