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DNA sequencing (Sanger method)
Introduced
1977
Frederick Sanger’s method for reading the order of letters in DNA.
Sources and checks
Checked 2026-11-01: Researched by Codex (two independent publishers, verbatim quotes); every counted quote re-found on its page by the server check (content-verify, or content-verify-pdf for PDFs); scope and plausibility reviewed by Claude (AI build agent). Quotes are short passages from each source; for dates the quote is the year as printed, read in context.
“dideoxy sequencing method, first published in December 1977.”Wellcome Sanger Institute — original historical press-office article: source, retrieved 2026-10-28; quote re-found by the server check
“began in 1977 with the development of Sanger sequencing”UK Research and Innovation / BBSRC — original sequencing history: source, retrieved 2026-10-28; quote re-found by the server check
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