Finally, the Entire Human Genome Is Here (For Real This Time)
Scientists finished mapping the final 8 percent of the human genome last May. Finally, the full sequence has been published.
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Scientists finished mapping the final 8 percent of the human genome last May. Finally, the full sequence has been published.
Scientists have finally mapped an entire human genome, nearly two decades after researchers first announced that they had sequenced the majority of the roughly 3 billion letters contained in human DNA. Though the Human Genome Project was hailed...
After more than 20 years, researchers have finally decoded the final 8% of the entire set of human DNA.
An important detail went largely unnoticed amid the celebrations two decades ago of the mapping of the human genome: The job wasn't really finished. The historic sequencing of the roughly 3 billion letters that represent the blueprint of humans was only about 92% complete.
The feat opens up new territories for researchers and could have practical applications in the realm of personalised medicine.