Pacific Biosciences Offers Insights On Aedes Aegypti Genome
Zacks Investment Research | Nov 14, 2018 10:02PM ET
Pacific Biosciences of California Inc. (NASDAQ:PACB) announced that it has published exclusive insights on the highest quality genome assembly for the Aedes aegypti mosquito in a journal called Nature. While the process was initiated by researchers of the Rockefeller University and other institutions, the sequencing was performed by Pacific Biosciences at its CA-based headquarters.
Notably, the company used its flagship Single Molecule, Real-Time (SMRT) technology for this purpose.
Per management, analysis of the Aedes aegypti mosquito genome is likely to help scientists reduce the infectious diseases it spreads, including Zika, dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever. This will help Pacific Biosciences in exploring the genomic basis related to insecticide resistance, disease transmission, blood-feeding host preference, and development of novel repellents.
Pacific Biosciences carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
SMRT Technology
In general, SMRT sequencing is a single molecule DNA sequencing method in the genomics space.
Coming to Pacific Biosciences’ SMRT, it should be noted that this method has some inherent advantages over first and second-generation sequencing techniques. This SMRT also allows large-scale study of methylation and epigenetics. These advantages are helping Pacific Biosciences in attracting customers, which will eventually drive top-line growth.
In a bid to support routine structural variant identification in low-coverage, whole genome SMRT Sequencing data, Pacific Biosciences recently released an analysis software — SMRT Link Structural Variant Calling.
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