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Re:Sequencing your DNA with a USB dongle and open source code on Wednesday February 03, 2021 @01:28PM (#26017205)
> The errors are non-random.

Could you elaborate / give an example? Are the errors deterministic? Is it like ISI (Inter-Symbol Interference[1]) in signal processing, where some symbols interfere with the reception of the next symbol(s)? Are there short range errors (one letter) or long continuous errors?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intersymbol_interference