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MicroBinfie Podcast, 56 SARS-CoV-2 And Sequencing Spike With Sanger Sequencing part 2

Released on April 21, 2021

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Part 2: A New Method for Identifying Variants of Concern Using Sanger Sequencing

In this segment, we explore a novel method for identifying variants of concern (VOCs), utilizing Sanger sequencing. We are joined by the developers of this method, Kai Blin and Tue Jorgensen, both affiliated with the Technical University of Denmark.

Resources:

These links provide access to the preprint article, the detailed experimental protocol, the open-source software repository, and a web application for running COVID-19 spike classification. This method represents a significant advancement in the rapid identification and classification of potentially harmful variants.

Episode 56 transcript