Genomic Sequencing
The past two decades have witnessed extraordinary technological and computational advances in nucleic acid sequencing. This Milestone timeline provides a perspective of major genomic sequencing-related developments in the 21st century — from the first human reference genome, through methodological breakthroughs, to the impact of sequencing on fields as diverse as microbiology, cancer and palaeogenetics.
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Since the publication of the first draft of the human genome in 2001, the development of new technologies and bioinformatics tools and the ever-sinking cost of sequencing have made it possible to now assemble virtually complete and gap-free genomes and to precisely map different types of genetic variation in tens of thousands of individuals for genetic insights into population histories and diseases. This webcast brings together sequencing experts to discuss where the field is headed, sharing their perspectives on the future of human genome sequencing.
