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bioRxiv2016

Democratizing DNA Fingerprinting

We report a rapid, inexpensive, and portable strategy to re-identify human DNA using the MinION, a miniature sequencing sensor by Oxford Nanopore Technologies. Our strategy requires only 10-30 minutes of MinION sequencing, works with low input DNA, and enables familial searches. We also show that it can re-identify individuals from Direct-to-Consumer genomic datasets that are publicly available. We discuss potential forensic applications as well as the legal and ethical implications of a democratized DNA fingerprinting strategy available to the public.

Genomics↗

bioRxiv2015

Integration of mobile sequencers in an academic classroom

The rapid development of DNA sequencing technologies creates new educational opportunities for hands-on training. We report our experience in integrating handheld DNA sequencers (Oxford Nanopore Technologies MinION) as part of an academic class. This manuscript describes lessons learned to facilitate successful integration and provides educational resources for the benefit of the community.

Genomics↗