What are the applications of NGS?

NGS (next generation sequencing) has made it possible for researchers to gather vast amounts of genomic sequencing data, which has a broad range of applications. NGS enables labs to:

• Rapidly sequence whole genomes
• Discover novel RNA variants
• Deeply sequence target regions
• Sequence cancer samples
• Analyze epigenetic modifications
• Sequence exomes
• Study the human microbiome
• Identify and isolate genes responsible for certain diseases
• Understand how organisms are affected by altered expression of genetic variants
• Uncover mutations and pathways associated with rare genetic diseases
• Provide the correct copy of a defective gene for gene therapy
• Explore the tumor microenvironment and study gene expression patterns to better understand drug resistance and metastasis