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by ihnorton 4334 days ago
The Oxford Nanopore Minion is "usb scale": https://www.nanoporetech.com/technology/the-minion-device-a-...

Not quite built in a weekend, but certainly within the realm of possibility.

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Just for context, Oxford Nanopore have struggled a fair bit with getting this device to work. They have recently released quite promising prototype devices, but the project is many years behind schedule. Albeit that isn't surprising given what a massive shift in technology it is.
Oh, sure, but no one thinks they are violating the laws of physics anymore. It's "just" engineering now to get the accuracy and sustained-read lengths high enough.
Although many years behind schedule, it's still far more advanced than any other sequencing technology on the market.