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by post_break 4212 days ago
Has anyone submitted something other than a human sample? I have to wonder if anyone has submitted a bovine or dog sample as a joke.
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They aren't actually sequencing the whole DNA, they are just searching it for SNPs (single-nucleotide polymorphisms) that have previously been discovered in the human genome. For example if they know there is sequence such as AAAC[CG]CTTA in the genome ([CG] being either C or G) they will check which of AAACCCTTA and AAACGCTTA they can find.

So as much as i hate to give such a boring answer, this would probably just result in them not being able to use the sample.

Expensive joke
I've seen more expensive devices smashed on YouTube as a joke.