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DNA Sequencing with Chain-Terminating Inhibitors

papers articles scientific paper paper major planned

Creators

  • Frederick Sanger, author
  • Steven Nicklen, author
  • Alan R. Coulson, author

Canon Rationale

A major genomics methods paper, included for chain-termination sequencing and the technical route that made modern DNA sequencing practical.

Evidence

  • citation context: Sanger et al., 'DNA sequencing with chain-terminating inhibitors,' PNAS, 1977.
  • field survey: The Nobel Prize, Frederick Sanger chemistry prize materials.

Audit Flags

version dependency, epistemic status required

Completion unit: read the full 1977 paper.

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