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Re:$900 DNA sequencing USB stick announced by OxNano by Natsu on Saturday February 18, 2012 @11:01AM (#3606821)
Ars had its own article on this saying that you do not need enzymes. It's forcing the molecule through a tiny pore and reading the change in an electrical signal. That said, one problem mentioned is that the error rate is quite high.

http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2012/02/nanopore-tech-br...

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Re:$900 DNA sequencing USB stick announced by OxNano by gus_massa on Saturday February 18, 2012 @12:21PM (#3607042)
This article says:

"Both GridION and MinION operate using the same technology: DNA is added to a solution containing enzymes that bind to the end of each strand. When a current is applied across the solution these enzymes and DNA are drawn to hundreds of wells in a membrane at the bottom of the solution, each just 10 micrometres in diameter."

Perhaps this method use fewer enzymes than the old one.

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