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Branton, Daniel |
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Harvard University |
| Primary Field
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Biophysics and Computational Biology |
| Secondary Field
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Cellular and Developmental Biology |
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Not available |
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Research Interests
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Nanopore Sequencing: A novel technology for sequencing individual DNA molecules using single-channel recording techniques has been conceived. Single molecules of DNA are drawn through a small channel or nanopore that functions as a sensitive detector. The detection schemes being developed will transduce the different chemical and physical properties of each base into a characteristic electronic signal. Nanopore sequencing has the potential of reading very long stretches of DNA at rates exceeding 1 base per millisecond. Thus, the time and errors usually required to deal with repetitive sequences and the assembly of contiguous elements can be minimized. |
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