[Next-Generation Sequencing Book]
  • [Photo] Gary Van Domselaar • July 7, 2000
    "Scientists are beginning the work of understanding the "book of life", after unveiling what has been described as one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time.

    International teams of scientists jointly announced on Monday that they had obtained a near-complete copy of the biochemical code for human life.

    In the future, the data will make it possible to banish inherited disorders, screen people for their vulnerability to diseases, tailor treatment to an individual's genetic make-up, create thousands of new drugs and extend human lifespan.

    However, although scientists have the raw "code of life", it will take decades to find all the genes that are written in the code and describe their functions.

    One scientist said it was like being given a book in a foreign language - first the language has to be learned and only then can the book be read and understood. "

    Link by BBC News:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_807000/807531.stm

    Submission by G. Van Domselaar.

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