The present invention relates to a method for sequencing nucleic acids. In particular, such method includes incorporating certain modified nucleotides referred to as Simtides into nucleic acid strands. These Simtides are complexes comprising a nucleotide base (or analog thereof), a linker, and a label...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6579704?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6579704 - Modified nucleotides and methods useful for nucleic acid sequencing