February 5, 2021
Video: Sample of an unknown soldier
Research into a bacterial sample from World War I has revealed secrets of the dysentery-causing strain’s success and uncovered the story of the soldier behind the sample.
Asset Tag: Microbiology
February 5, 2021
DNAnexus Webinar: Simplifying de novo assembly with PacBio tools available on DNAnexus: FALCON
Brett Hannigan, Computational Biology Project Leader at DNAnexus, demonstrates a fast, accurate, and cost-efficient solution for diploid-aware de novo genome assembly utilizing FALCON on the DNAnexus platform.
February 5, 2021
PAG PacBio Workshop: Genome assembly and molecular genetics of the dengue, yellow fever, and zika vector Aedes aegypti
In this PAG 2017 presentation, Ben Matthews describes a new genome assembly for Aedes aegypti, the mosquito responsible for spreading Zika virus, yellow fever, and other infectious diseases. By using…
February 5, 2021
ASHG PacBio Workshop: SMRT Sequencing as a translational research tool to investigate germline, somatic and infectious diseases
Melissa Laird Smith discussed how the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai uses long-read sequencing for translational research. She gave several examples of targeted sequencing projects run on the…
February 5, 2021
AGBT PacBio Workshop: SMRT Sequencing roadmap: better throughput, lower costs
In this AGBT 2017 talk, PacBio CSO Jonas Korlach provided a technology roadmap for the Sequel System, including plans the continue performance and throughput increases through early 2019. Per SMRT…
February 5, 2021
AGBT Virtual Poster: Interspecies interation amoung meat spoilage-related lactic acid bacteria
In this AGBT 2017 poster, the University of Helsinki’s Petri Auevinen reports on efforts to understand bacteria that grow on, and subsequently spoil, food. This analysis monitored DNA modifications and…
February 5, 2021
AGBT Virtual Poster: Single-molecule sequencing reveals the presence of distinct JC polyomavirus populations in patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
At AGBT 2017, Lars Paulin from the University of Helsinki presented this poster on whole genome sequencing of the virus responsible for progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a rare and dangerous brain…
February 5, 2021
AGBT Conference: A community effort using multiple technologies to produce a dramatically improved genome assembly of the Zika virus mosquito vector
At AGBT 2017, the Broad Institute’s Daniel Neafsey reported a large collaborative effort to sequence the mosquito that carries Zika virus. The team is using long-read PacBio sequencing to produce…
February 5, 2021
Webinar: SMRT Sequencing applications in plant and animal sciences: an overview
In this webinar, Emily Hatas of PacBio shares information about the applications and benefits of SMRT Sequencing in plant and animal biology, agriculture, and industrial research fields. This session contains…
February 5, 2021
Webinar: Assessing the targeted regions using a PacBio Amplicon analysis applications
This webinar, presented by Nisha Pillai, provides an overview of amplicon sequencing to target specific regions of a genome using PacBio Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) Sequencing. This session provides an…
February 5, 2021
Webinar: A new paradigm in DNA sequencing – Highly accurate single-molecule long reads
In this webinar, Jonas Korlach, PacBio Chief Scientific Officer, and Dave Corney, Associate Principal Scientist, Next Generation Sequencing from GENEWIZ, describe the recent release of Sequel System 6.0, which has…
February 5, 2021
Webinar: Complete genomes within reach – Closing bacterial genomes from the lakes of Minnesota to NYC hospitals
In this webinar, Ben Auch, Research Scientist, Innovation Lab, University of Minnesota Genomics Center, Cody Sheik, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Minnesota Duluth, and Harm van Bakel, Assistant Professor…
February 5, 2021
Webinar: Sequence with Confidence – Introducing the Sequel II System
In this webinar, Jonas Korlach, Chief Scientific Officer, PacBio provides an overview of the features and the advantages of the new Sequel II System. Kiran Garimella, Senior Computational Scientist, Broad…
February 5, 2021
Webinar: Long-read sequencing and infectious disease: New insights into longstanding challenges
One of the longstanding challenges in infectious disease has been the lack of high-quality reference genomes. However, developments in genome sequencing are helping researchers overcome this barrier. Recently, highly contiguous…
February 5, 2021
User Group Meeting: Unbiased characterization of metagenome composition and function using HiFi sequencing on the PacBio Sequel II System
In this PacBio User Group Meeting presentation, PacBio scientist Meredith Ashby shared several examples of analysis — from full-length 16S sequencing to shotgun sequencing — showing how SMRT Sequencing enables…