Patent ID: 8315817
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
1. A system for sequencing nucleic acids, comprising: a site for receiving a first substrate, the first substrate configured to be used to provide sequencing data for multiple nucleic acids in parallel; a site for receiving a second substrate distinct from and not coupled to the first substrate, the second substrate configured to be used to provide sequencing data for multiple nucleic acids in parallel; and a system control interface configured to automatically direct sequencing procedures at the site for receiving the first substrate and at the site for receiving the second substrate, wherein the system control interface comprises logic to (i) evaluate quality of the sequencing data from the first substrate and from the second substrate, (ii) identify an anomaly in the quality of the sequencing data from the first substrate, and (iii) automatically stop the sequencing procedure at the site for receiving the first substrate while continuing the sequencing procedure at the site for receiving the second substrate, wherein the system is configured such that the first substrate can be removed from the system independently of the second substrate such that the second substrate can be processed to obtain sequencing data independently of the first substrate.