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Nanopore DNA Sequencing for Metagenomic Soil Analysis
Published on: December 14, 2017
Recent applications of DNA sequencing technologies in food, nutrition and agriculture
1USDA, ARS, ANRI, Bovine Functional Genomics Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - East, 10300 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. George.Liu@ars.usda.gov
Abstract:
Next-generation DNA sequencing technologies are able to produce millions of short sequence reads in a highthroughput, cost-effective fashion. The emergence of these technologies has not only facilitated genome sequencing but also changed the landscape of life sciences. This review surveys their recent applications in food, nutrition and agriculture ranging from whole-genome sequencing and resequencing, RNA-seq and ChIP-seq, structural, functional and comparative genomics to metagenomics and epigenetics. We already began to witness broad impacts of these DNA sequencing technologies for solving the complex biological problems in food, nutrition and agriculture. In this article, recent patent-based information is also included.
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