A new technique could offer much cheaper genome construction than current methods . The 3D genome assembly can build genomes and sequence them for under $ 10,000 . This new approach allows scientists to work with ' folding maps ' to rapidly build out gene sequences - cutting costs dramatically . This more cost - effective approach could have a huge impact on the future of medicine , with genetic modification helping to discover patient - specific genetic changes that result in patients developing diseases and diseases and genetically - modified medicine to stop the spread of the Zika virus .
A new technique could offer much cheaper genome construction than current methods. The 3D genome assembly can build genomes and sequence them for under $10,000. This new approach allows scientists to work with 'folding maps' to rapidly build out gene sequences - cutting costs dramatically. This more cost-effective option could have a huge impact on the future of medicine, with gene modification helping to discover patient-specific genetic changes that result in humans developing diseases and conditions and genetically-modified mosquitoes to stop the spread of the Zika virus.