title: A window into third-generation sequencing.
abstract: First- and second-generation sequencing technologies have led the way in revolutionizing the field of genomics and beyond, motivating an astonishing number of scientific advances, including enabling a more complete understanding of whole genome sequences and the information encoded therein, a more complete characterization of the methylome and transcriptome and a better understanding of interactions between proteins and DNA. Nevertheless, there are sequencing applications and aspects of genome biology that are presently beyond the reach of current sequencing technologies, leaving fertile ground for additional innovation in this space. In this review, we describe a new generation of single-molecule sequencing technologies (third-generation sequencing) that is emerging to fill this space, with the potential for dramatically longer read lengths, shorter time to result and lower overall cost.
authors.affiliation: Pacific Biosciences, 1380 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA. eschadt@pacificbiosciences.com
authors.forename: Eric E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Schadt
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kasarskis
mesh_terms: D059014:High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*