How the Heliscope Sequences DNA
Helicos Biosciences' novel machine could speed up sequencing and unearth new disease-linked genetic variations.
The data recorded by the cameras is transferred to an accompanying processing center, which converts the images into strings of DNA letters. A specialized algorithm assembles the overlapping fragments into a longer sequence of DNA.
Credit: Porter Gifford
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