Sequencing at sea: Performing real-time DNA sequencing in the middle of Pacific Ocean
Tuesday, August 19, 2014 - 15:01
in Biology & Nature
Scientists overcame equipment failure, space constraints and shark-infested waters to do real-time DNA sequencing in a remote field location. Despite the setbacks, the researchers successfully collected samples, sequenced DNA, and developed new research questions on the fly. In all, 26 bacterial genomes were sequenced, along with two metagenomes, which take into account all the DNA present in a given region.