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High-throughput refers to methods that enable the rapid processing of a large number of samples, experiments, or data points, typically through automation, parallelization, and miniaturization. The term is used across scientific disciplines to increase throughput while reducing per-sample cost and time.

High-throughput screening (HTS) is a core application in drug discovery and biology. It combines automated liquid handling, robotic systems, and miniaturized assays to evaluate thousands to millions of compounds for a defined biological activity. Results identify lead compounds or biological modulators, subject to follow-up validation. High-throughput sequencing (HTS) or next-generation sequencing refers to technologies that generate massive amounts of sequence data in parallel, enabling genome and transcriptome analyses at scale. Other high-throughput modalities include high-content screening, which integrates image-based readouts, and high-throughput omics workflows.

Benefits include speed, scale, and data-rich outputs. Challenges include assay design, data management and analysis, reproducibility, and capital costs. Standardization of protocols and robust statistical methods are important to minimize false positives. Ethical and data privacy considerations can apply when sequencing data are involved.

History and impact: HTS emerged in the 1990s with automated robotics. It has driven advances in drug discovery, functional genomics, and systems biology. The trend toward high-throughput data generation continues with single-cell sequencing, multiplexed assays, and computational pipelines that enable integrative analyses and AI-assisted interpretation.