Researchers Make DNA Sequencing Breakthrough
The study of the human genome is believed to be the key to learning more about the myriad of diseases that plague humans. The genes hold the keys to everything that makes people who they are from eye color to hair color.
DNA also holds the key to genetic diseases, and learning more about the genes that contribute to disease is part of what researchers need to unlock to be able to find cures for disease. DNA sequencing today is a time consuming and expensive process. Much of the time and expense in sequencing DNA comes from the DNA amplification process.
DNA samples have to be amplified, a process that essentially makes a copy of DNA to produce a larger sample that the sequencing methods of today can work with. Researchers at Boston University have discovered a new method that makes DNA sequencing faster and cheaper than methods used today.
