Nanopore sequencing
Field trial
- What happened
A UK and Brazil team used the handheld MinION to sequence the Zika virus directly from patient samples during the outbreak.
- Why it matters
Handheld sequencers can move testing out of the lab to a patient's bedside, and have been taken into outbreaks to track viruses.
UK Research and Innovation (MRC)- How far from your life
Approved or on sale
Nanopore DNA sequencing is on step 4 of 5. You can get it now, though it may not be common yet.
- Source
“to successfully sequence the Zika virus directly from clinical samples.”UK Research and Innovation (MRC)
The bigger picture
More on Nanopore sequencing
On step 4 of 5: Approved or on sale. Everything we track on it
- On saleCompany-reported
Oxford Nanopore released its first nanopore sequencing device, the MinION.
Oxford Nanopore, 19 Feb 2025