It’s not much bigger than a breadbox, yet it opens up a new way of analyzing the individual “letters” in DNA. Wrapped in a pastel plastic case, powered by silicon chips that are common all over the world, the Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine is finally being released commercially.
But this genetic sequencing technology is no stranger to the ӳý. Chad Nusbaum, Niall Lennon, and their colleagues at the ӳý's 320 Charles Street location have been putting three Ion Torrents through their paces for awhile now. I got a chance to watch them kick the tires.