DNA Sequencing Methods and Uses

DNA sequencing methods can read millions of DNA fragments at the same time. Next-generation sequencing made this process much faster and much less expensive than older methods. The first human genome project cost $2.7 billion and took 15 years. It was completed in 2003 after major international cooperation among research tea...

Next-generation sequencing is the collective name for a group of technologies that can facilitate the relatively rapid generation of sequence data from many different species, or from groups of individuals.

These data can be used for fine-scale population genetics or clinical studies, and these technologies are faster and more cost-effici...