MinION portable device for electronic single-molecule sensing

Made:: circa 2014 in Oxford

maker:: Oxford Nanopore Technologies

MinION portable device for electronic single-molecule sensing

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MinION portable device for electronic single-molecule sensing, by Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Oxford, 2014

This pocket-sized, portable DNA sequencer made by Oxford Nanopore Technologies is able to read long strands of DNA and RNA and report the sequence of bases that make up those molecules in real time. Inside the sequencer is a flow cell covered in tiny holes or ‘nanopores’ 100,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. Each nanopore is connected to a sensor, which measures the electric current that flows through it. As strands of DNA zip through the nanopores, they detect differences between each DNA base – G,T,A or C – producing an electrical signal unique to each. Decoding the pattern of signals produces the sequence. This ‘fourth generation’ DNA sequencing technology can give a more complete genomic picture, including reading the complex parts of our genome that might be linked to disease. An individual’s genome could be read in hours rather than in days or weeks, accelerating diagnosis and treatment.

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Category:: Biochemistry

Object Number:: 2015-458

Materials:: plastic, silicon and metal

Measurements:: overall: 18 mm x 98 mm x 32 mm, .1 kg

type:: dna sequencer

credit:: Oxford Nanopore Technologies

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MinION portable device for electronic single-molecule sensing

MinION portable device for electronic single-molecule sensing. Silver coloured oblong metal box with hinged lid in darker shade of silver. Closed magnetically. USB port at one end. Opens vertically. By Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Oxford, 2014

Measurements:: overall: 18 mm x 98 mm x 32 mm, .1 kg

Materials:: plastic (unidentified) and silicon

Object Number:: 2015-458/1

type:: minion

USB wire for MinION portable device. Two USB head

USB wire for MinION portable device. Two USB head

USB wire for MinION portable device. Two USB head, wire coated in white coloured plastic. By Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Oxford, 2014

Materials:: rubber (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)

Object Number:: 2015-458/2

type:: usb wire

Cardboard box for MinION portable device

Cardboard box for MinION portable device

Cardboard box for MinION portable device. Filled with foam mount fitted to the shape of the MinION device. By Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Oxford, 2014