
Is perfect genome assembly possible? Yes, says Gene Myers.
According to Gene Myers (near) perfect genome assembly is within reach for any organism of your choice. Time will tell if he’s right, but being an influential bioinformatician who has made key contributions in sequence comparison algorithms such as BLAST, whole-genome shotgun sequencing and genome assembling, one will think he knows what he’s talking about! In a conference at the PRBB auditorium today, he explained to a mixed audience of biologists and computer scientists how, after a few years dedicated to other issues (mostly image analysis), he was now coming back to sequencing with great excitement. The reason: PacBio RSII. This sequencing device is able to produce very … Continue reading Is perfect genome assembly possible? Yes, says Gene Myers.