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Speed-reading DNA in the dark

A new chip with a capability to read genomes uses arrays of tiny pH sensors on an integrated circuit to sequence DNA without the need for optics.

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  1. Rothberg, J.M. et al. An integrated semiconductor device enabling non-optical genome sequencing. Nature 475, 348–352 (2011).

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Nawy, T. Speed-reading DNA in the dark. Nat Methods 8, 708–709 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1684

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