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PacBio and UC Davis Researchers Introduce CiFi, a New Long-Read 3C Method That Enables Chromosome-Scale Assemblies from a Single SMRT Cell
Community-developed approach combines multi-contact 3C with HiFi sequencing to deliver haplotype-resolved assemblies from minimal input materialMENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), developer of the world's most advanced sequencing technologies, today announced CiFi, a new community-developed method that enables chromosome-scale, haplotype-resolved genome assemblies from a single sequencing run, even when sample material is limited. By integrating chromatin
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