Pacific Biosciences of California Inc (PACB)

[natvik]

I still have a hard time understanding why a read out from a genome wouldn't be hugely more beneficial the more accurate it is - without missing sections and gaps. The human genome is one thing - but another is all the other organisms out there that may hold potential. Diseases for instance;

"As plant and animal scientists know all too well, the
lack of a high-quality reference can substantially hinder
biological research. Prior to SMRT Sequencing, options
for decoding plant and animal genomes were suboptimal.
Using short-read sequencing technologies on large,
complex genomes produced highly fractured assemblies,
often with large errors."