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Re:Entire Independent Board of Directors of 23andMe Resigns by fragmede on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @11:54PM (#41575621)
https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/12/24/sequencing-your-dna-wi...

~$800 USB dongle (above article was published in 2021 and the price has gone down) plus consumables.

Re:Entire Independent Board of Directors of 23andMe Resigns by LarsDu88 on Tuesday September 17, 2024 @11:58PM (#41575650)
Nanopore sequencing fidelity was garbage back in 2021. Not sure what it is now.
Re:Entire Independent Board of Directors of 23andMe Resigns by chromatin on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @10:27AM (#41580142)
slightly better, but still best for long read capability, not fidelity
Re:Entire Independent Board of Directors of 23andMe Resigns by Diagon on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @07:23PM (#41586709)
Would we be able to improve that with multiple runs? eg. 2 our of 3? (Or, ie. are the errors systematic?)