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Start with the HiFi Starter Kit

See where long-read sequencing fits, what it helps solve, and how to plan your next experiment.

Guide

Understand HiFi technology, accuracy, and applications

Decision tree

Find the right approach for your research

Checklist

Plan your HiFi experiment step by step

Automation Guide

Tips for scaling and workflow planning

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Where HiFi helps

A quick look at the kinds of sequencing questions and applications HiFi sequencing can support

What researchers are saying about HiFi

Frequently asked questions


HiFi sequencing is a single-molecule long-read technology that produces highly accurate, long DNA reads by combining multiple passes of the same molecule into a consensus sequence—allowing you to resolve complex genomic regions and close gaps in your data.


The kit includes a getting-started guide, a decision tree to help evaluate fit, a planning checklist, and an automation guide for teams thinking about scale.


Yes. It is designed to help users who are exploring HiFi for the first time understand where it fits, what it can help solve, and how to take the next step.


HiFi can be valuable across a range of areas including complex genomes, structural variant analysis, haplotype phasing, RNA and isoform analysis, and microbiology or metgenomics
workflows.


No. The starter kit is userful whether you are evaluating PacBio systtems, exploring service-provider options, or simply learning where HiFi could fit in your research.

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