DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The introduction of novel fluorescent dyes has significantly impacted DNA sequencing technologies by improving accuracy and read lengths, increasing throughput, and decreasing costs. Despite these advances, however, sequencing reactions labeled by dye-terminator… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The introduction of novel fluorescent dyes has significantly impacted DNA sequencing technologies by improving accuracy and read lengths, increasing throughput, and decreasing costs. Despite these advances, however, sequencing reactions labeled by dye-terminator… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): New methods for sequencing genornic DNA rapidly and accurately in a large number of individuals are needed to better understand the role of genetic variation in common disease. Sequencing-by-synthesis (SBS) is one of the most promising contemporary methods for… More

Pathogen detection involving microbial forensics is an emerging field that presents enormous challenges for both the scientific and legal communities. Microbial pathogens of humans represent a highly diverse set of organisms known to cause disease and death. Microbes have also developed a number… More