Internet of Living Things – DNA sequencing on your toothbrush?

Clive Brown is the CEO of Oxford Nanopore. He is making a case for small devices sampling DNA data where it occurs, such as in food and waste processing, and even in a toothbrush (he may be kidding on that).

Currently, his company is producing a USB stick sized DNA sequencer in a broader Beta testing program. In the talk he also considers going direct-to-consumer for quantified self rather than getting regulatory approval for medical applications.