Eric D. Green, Edward M. Rubin and Maynard V. Olson speculate on the next forty years of the applications, from policing to data storage.
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Green, E., Rubin, E. & Olson, M. The future of DNA sequencing. Nature 550, 179–181 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/550179a
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