Applications of Nanopore Sequencing in Human Genomics

Dear Colleagues,

Since the development of Sanger sequencing in 1977, sequencing technology has played a pivotal role in molecular biology research by enabling the interpretation of biological genetic codes. Today, nanopore sequencing is one of the leading third-generation sequencing technologies. With its long reads, portability, and low cost, nanopore sequencing is widely used in various scientific fields including epidemic prevention and control, disease diagnosis, and animal and plant breeding. These applications show that nanopore technology is promising in the field of biological and biomedical sensing.

This Special Issue aims to debate the most recent advances in nanopore sequencing and technology. Contributions (research and review articles) will focus on applications using nanopore sequencing to cancer biology, pathogen (microbial and viral) detection, and genome assembly. Submissions on nanopore RNA sequencing and modification analysis (DNA and RNA) are welcome.  

Dr. Miten Jain
Guest Editor

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• third-generation sequencing
• nanopore sequencing
• direct RNA sequencing
• epigenetic analysis
• long-read sequencing