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Nanopore Sequencing to Identify DNA Bases

A British company has demonstrated an important step for a new sequencing technique.

By Katherine Bourzac

A DNA base (red) passes through a protein tunnel lined with a sugar (blue and green bubbles). The sugar slows down the DNA as it moves through the pore, allowing time for the base to be identified.

Photo Credit: Oxford Nanopore

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