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July 9, 2015
The Festival of Genomics Review: A Celebration of Long Reads
At the inaugural Festival of Genomics event in Boston, more than 1,500 people turned out to see what was billed as a conference unlike any other. The meeting was indeed…
June 29, 2015
Nature Methods Paper Uses Long-Read Data for Highly Contiguous Diploid Human Genome
A new publication in Nature Methods describes a new single-molecule assembly approach that resulted in “the most contiguous clone-free human genome assembly to date,” according to lead authors Matthew Pendleton,…
June 25, 2015
SMRT Data Delivers for Next-Generation HLA Typing at Anthony Nolan Research Institute
A new publication in PLoS One from authors at Anthony Nolan’s Research Institute describes a feasibility study for HLA typing using SMRT® Sequencing. The research institute, where the world’s first…
June 15, 2015
Scientists Publish New Methylation Analysis Protocols Using SMRT Sequencing
Scientists from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the University of Saskatchewan teamed up to develop an innovative approach to methylation analysis using Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT®)…
June 11, 2015
Updated! Data Release: Human MCF-7 Transcriptome
UPDATE: Our R&D team has added a new dataset for the MCF-7 human breast cancer transcriptome, originally released in 2013. The new results were produced using 28 SMRT® Cells with…
June 9, 2015
Attend Our Worldwide User Meetings & SMRT Informatics Developers Conference
If you’d like to hear about the latest applications of SMRT® Sequencing from users, we have several events coming up. Our worldwide user group meetings and workshops feature PacBio users…
June 2, 2015
In Assembler Evaluation, Scientists Recommend Non-hybrid Approach to Bacterial Genomes
A new publication in Nature Scientific Reports recommends using only the PacBio® system to sequence bacterial genomes for the best chance of generating an accurate and finished assembly. The paper,…
May 28, 2015
Microbial Madness: Talks, Posters, and SMRTest Microbe Grant Program at ASM 2015
For some people, Mardi Gras and beignets are big attractions in New Orleans — but for us it’s all about the annual conference of the American Society for Microbiology. With…
May 26, 2015
New MHAP Algorithm Delivers Fast, High-Quality Genome Assemblies
A new publication in Nature Biotechnology reports the development of a lightning-fast genome assembly pipeline optimized for long reads. Scientists from the University of Maryland and the National Biodefense Analysis…
May 6, 2015
Tutorial on the Iso-Seq Method: Applications, Protocol, and Experimental Design
If you missed our recent webinar on isoform sequencing with the PacBio® platform, we’ve made the full recording available for on-demand access. “Iso-Seq™ Method: Sample Prep and Experimental Design for…
May 4, 2015
PAG Grant Winner: Rainforest Tree Homalanthus nutans to get the SMRT Treatment
We’re pleased to announce the winner of our recent “Most Interesting Genome in the World” grant competition. Congratulations to Jay Keasling and Jeff Wong at the University of California, Berkeley!…
April 30, 2015
In Study, Continuous Long Reads Outperform Synthetic Long Reads for Resolving Tandem Repeats
Scientists from Argentina and Brazil published the results of a study comparing long-read approaches to characterize the genome structure of a highly complex region of the Y chromosome in Drosophila…
April 27, 2015
New Solutions for Comprehensive and Efficient Targeted Sequencing and Multiplexing of Samples
We are proud to announce the introduction of several new solutions for targeted sequencing and sample multiplexing on the PacBio® Sequencing System. New Targeted Sequencing Workflow through Collaboration with Roche…
April 24, 2015
On DNA Day, Celebrating New Firsts
Hooray for DNA! We’re excited to celebrate this day as it it honors two major accomplishments in the field: the 1953 publication of the structure of DNA, and the 2003…
April 17, 2015
AACR 2015: A Novel Look at Cancer, and a New SMRT Sequencing Grant Program
We’re looking forward to the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, which kicks off this weekend in Philadelphia. From directly phasing variants to sequencing full-length gene isoforms…