The Third Revolution in Sequencing Technology.

The Third Revolution in Sequencing Technology.
Trends Genet. 2018 Jun 22;:
Authors: van Dijk EL, Jaszczyszyn Y, Naquin D, Thermes C
Abstract
Forty years ago the advent of Sanger sequencing was revolutionary as it allowed complete genome sequences to be deciphered for the first time. A second revolution came when next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies appeared, which made genome sequencing much cheaper and faster. However, NGS methods have several drawbacks and pitfalls, most notably their short reads. Recently, third-generation/long-read methods appeared, which can produce genome assemblies of unprecedented quality. Moreover, these technologies can directly detect epigenetic modifications on native DNA and allow whole-transcript sequencing without the need for assembly. This marks the third revolution in sequencing technology. Here we review and compare the various long-read methods. We discuss their applications and their respective strengths and weaknesses and provide future perspectives.
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Source: Trends in Genetics : TIG - June 22, 2018 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: van Dijk EL, Jaszczyszyn Y, Naquin D, Thermes C Tags: Trends Genet Source Type: research