Pathogen-agnostic surveillance with nanopore sequencing

Many approaches for identifying pathogens, such as PCR, typically rely on looking for a specific region by assaying small, highly conserved genomic regions. However, metagenomic approaches sequence all genetic material in a sample, providing a more comprehensive analysis and the ability to detect rare, novel or emerging infectious threats.

Animation by Peter Halliday.

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