Illumina was granted a patent for flexible nanopore sequencing circuits

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    "patent_abstract": "In one aspect, the disclosed technology relates to systems and methods for sequencing polynucleotides. In one embodiment, the disclosed system for sequencing polynucleotides includes: a sequencing cell comprising a nanopore for sensing a polynucleotide; an electronic circuit configured to measure an electrical response in the sequencing cell, the electronic circuit comprising an operational amplifier; and a memory unit configured to store a state of the sequencing cell.",
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