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[–] windowlicker@hexbear.net 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

shotgun sequencing predates celera and the HGP, but yeah

[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Aw crap, my bad, appreciate the correction. I thought they applied it in a novel way or something? Anyways Venter's business practice sucks.

[–] windowlicker@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

yeah, from what i remember, they pioneered a form of it called double-barrel shotgun sequencing, where both ends of the sequenced DNA fragment are analyzed for overlap instead of just one.

[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

Eyyy, coming in with a save! Thanks! I appreciate the info.