1) The document discusses using PacBio long read sequencing to improve the Drosophila melanogaster reference genome assembly.
2) PacBio sequencing generated over 15 billion bases of long read data, which was used to assemble the genome into contigs over 15 Mb in length with fewest errors compared to the reference.
3) The PacBio assemblies helped close gaps in the reference genome and generated large contigs from heterochromatic regions that were previously unassembled.