Figure 1.
Sizes of sequencing platforms vs. sequencing sensors. For other differences, see Table 1. (A) Three men haul an 860-kg Pacific Biosciences RSII, a sequencing platform, to the University of Exeter (photo courtesy of @PsyEpigenetics). (B) MinION sequencing sensor. (C) An early prototype of a Genapsys flowcell. The company develops an iPad-size sequencer. (D) A commodity digital camera chip ready for cell phone integration. Can DNA sequencers be that small?
