When DNA sequencing first broke onto the scene in the 1970s, one method shone brighter than even Sanger sequencing. However, this method is now almost obsolete. What was it and what happened to it? In ...

Shotgun sequencing is the method used to sequence the human genome by Craig Venter at Celera Genomics. The first method of DNA sequencing, the chain termination method or Sanger sequencing, is limited ...

Sequencing the human genome has helped to improve our understanding of disease, inheritance and individuality. Genome sequencing has been critical in the identification of the genetic risk factors ...