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Re:How to sequence your DNA for <$2k by zorgster on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @06:02PM (#45662294)
PCR is central to short read sequencing... as well as Roche 454, and can also be used in some protocols in Nanopore.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3849550/

You can sequence a human genome on a MinION - but you need to purchase 5 flow cells to reach 11X (if they are used correctly).. https://nanoporetech.com/news/news-human-genome-minion

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Re:How to sequence your DNA for <$2k by bonsai_spool on Friday October 24, 2025 @07:22PM (#45700105)
> PCR [...] can also be used in some protocols in Nanopore.

Yes... and that is why I said that the presence of PCR does not imply short reads.

> You can sequence a human genome on a MinION - but you need to purchase 5 flow cells to reach 11X (if they are used correctly).. https://nanoporetech.com/news/news-human-genome-minion

THat's why I said that 5/20/30X coverage is possible in the appropriate research setting

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