Where earlier approaches saw researchers using computers to stick small pieces of genetic code together, the new technique takes advantages of folding maps (which show how a 6.5ft long genome can cram into a cell's nucleus) to quickly build out a sequence. A new technique could offer much cheaper genome construction than current methods. The researchers used a method called “direct DNA synthesis” to create the first complete human genome. 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.
A new technique could offer much cheaper genome construction than current methods. The researchers used a method called “direct DNA synthesis” to create the first complete human genome. 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.