Next generation DNA sequencing refers to modern massively parallel DNA sequencing technologies that can generate millions of sequences simultaneously. It involves sequencing small DNA fragments in parallel and then bioinformatics to assemble the sequences. There are several NGS platforms including pyrosequencing, Illumina sequencing, and Ion Torrent sequencing which use different chemistries to sequence DNA in a massively parallel fashion, enabling large-scale genome and transcriptome sequencing. These technologies have significantly reduced the cost of DNA sequencing.