After the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, scientists were looking for faster, cheaper, and more efficient sequencing methods than the Sanger Sequencing utilized in the 13-year project. In 2005, researchers at 454 Life Sciences (later acquired by Roche) developed the first Next-Generation Sequencing method called pyrosequencing. Since then, many other companies have developed their own Next-Generation Sequencing methods. The main Next-Generation Sequencing methods developed in the last two decades include a newer, improved pyrosequencing called Roche 454, Illumina’s Solexa Genome Analyzer series, and Ion Torrent sequencing. As scientists continue to develop newer and more efficient sequencing methods, it…
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