[kmcarr]

There are a series of technologies that could lead to this -- I think of them as "4th generation". Those not requiring an enzyme at all. Nanopore or automated atomic force microscopy would be examples. That is, something that "reads" the DNA (or RNA) directly.

Hey, since we are dreaming anyway, why limit it to polynucleotides? A general purpose bio-polymer reader to read proteins, polynucleotides and poly-saccharides would be welcome, I'm sure.

Something like this perhaps?

[pmiguel]

Something like this perhaps?

Yep.

I wonder how long it will take to get that working. Or if there will be some other technology that will win out.

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Phillip