Editing BioMicroCenter:News2014 (section)

=== OCTOBER 2014 ===
A number of very important announcements from BioMicro Center this month. More details are on our website.<BR>
* We have added our newest sequencer: The [[BioMicroCenter:Sequencing#NextSeq|Illumina NextSeq500.]] The NextSeq is built as a very powerful MiSeq; using a single sample flowcell and processing a base every 5 minutes, but produces 400m reads per run.  The system can produce 30x mammalian genomes in a couple days with read lengths up to 150 paired end. The NextSeq was funded by Doug Laufenburger, Penny Chisholm, the KI and the Dept of Biology. Note: Long single and paired end reads will be given priority on the NextSeq.
* This month we are rolling out our newest library prep service – [[BioMicroCenter:Nextera|automated NexteraXT.]] Available in batches of 16 samples, prep includes quantification, library preparation, indexing, quality control and pooling. 
* '''November 1st''' we will be beginning our [https://mit-ki.ilabsolutions.com iLabs roll out.] On that day all walk up service calendars will be moved from openwetware and google calendar to iLabs. Please take the next few weeks to visit the lab and learn about the system. 
* [[BioMicroCenter:PacBio|Pacific Biosciences]] will be presenting the Technology Seminar Series on '''October 22nd''' . We now provide PacBIo Service in the BioMicro Center using the RSII located at U.Mass Medical Center in Worcester. 
* On this Friday, '''October 17th''', The BioMicro Center will be closed for a lab clean up. We will be making available consumables and equipment that are no longer useful for the core at 3PM. Please stop by and take anything useful before we dispose it.