Handling technology with care: The introduction of next-generation sequencing in diagnostic clinical practice KU Leuven
When the human genome was first mapped at the beginning of the 2000s, the expectations for its impact on our understanding of human health and clinical care were high. The gained knowledge and related enthusiasm for future achievements propelled the development of faster and more cost-effective DNA sequencing techniques. This Next Generation of Sequencing (NGS) allows big components, or even the whole human genome, to be mapped in a rapid, ...