= Illumina
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{tag=American company}
{wiki=Illumina,_Inc.}
The by far dominating DNA sequencing company of the late 2000's and 2010's due to having the smallest cost per base pair.
Illumina actually bought their 2010's dominating technology from a <Cambridge> company called <Solexa>.
To understand how Illumina's technology works basically, watch this video: <video illumina sequencing by synthesis>.
\Video[http://youtube.com/watch?v=fCd6B5HRaZ8]
{title=Illumina Sequencing by Synthesis by <Illumina> (2016)}
{id=video-illumina-sequencing-by-synthesis}
The key innovation of this method is the <Bridge amplification> step, which produces a large amount of identical DNA strands.
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