Infectious disease outbreaks have occurred throughout history and these events may become more frequent in the future. To identify causative pathogens and monitor outbreaks, scientists can employ ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. Since the 1990s, nanopores have been used for sequencing strands of DNA. A voltage is applied across the nanopore, which is embedded in a thin ...

Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is not necessarily a solution for someone with a rare, monogenic disease. Indeed, more than half of families with suspected rare monogenic diseases do not have an ...