Flu native RNA sequenced

Flu virus sequenced in its native form

The flu virus has been fully sequenced in its native RNA form for the first time. Before now, all viruses that store genetic material as RNA had been studied by transcribing their genetic sequences into DNA strands. The breakthrough comes thanks to nanopore sequencing technology, which reads RNA strands directly as they snake through a tiny molecular channel.

Nature | 4 min read
Reference: bioRxiv paper