Illumina
From bulk and single cell methods to spatial and multiomic methods, advancements in sequencing and -omics research are accelerating at an exciting pace. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides researchers from various scientific fields the ability to cast a wide net and explore complex pathways and biological processes. With NGS, scientists can take an untargeted approach, generating data from many genetic loci at once.
Such open-ended discovery allows researchers to see details that may be overlooked in targeted approaches that assay one gene at a time. Despite this benefit, the technical aspects of library preparation and data analysis can be daunting for researchers new to NGS. Previously, high sequencing costs, lack of expertise, and enormous data volumes were seen as barriers to entry.1 Over time, these barriers have diminished thanks to decreased costs and optimized…
