Error-free next-generation DNA sequencing pioneered

Sequencing the gene. Sequence of nucleotide bases in the decoded DNA molecule.

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Algorithmic fix allows ultra-accurate sequencing of rare cancers and genetic conditions

A virtually error-free new method of DNA sequencing could one day be used to diagnose extremely rare cancers and hereditary genetic conditions. The approach – called error-correction code (ECC) sequencing – is based on an existing technology called fluorogenic sequencing that works by splitting DNA into fragments and copying these using a process similar to the polymerase chain reaction.