title: A disruptive sequencer meets disruptive publishing.
abstract: Nanopore sequencing was recently made available to users in the form of the Oxford Nanopore MinION. Released to users through an early access programme, the MinION is made unique by its tiny form factor and ability to generate very long sequences from single DNA molecules. The platform is undergoing rapid evolution with three distinct nanopore types and five updates to library preparation chemistry in the last 18 months. To keep pace with the rapid evolution of this sequencing platform, and to provide a space where new analysis methods can be openly discussed, we present a new F1000Research channel devoted to updates to and analysis of nanopore sequence data.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Loman
authors.affiliation: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Harbour, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goodwin
authors.affiliation: ZF-screens B.V., Leiden, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.affiliation: University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Matt
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loose
keywords: MinION; MinION access programme; MinION analysis consortium; Oxford nanopore technology; nanopore; sequencing