Beyond base pairs: Regulatory sequences of mouse genome sequenced for first time
Sunday, July 1, 2012 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
Popularly dubbed "the book of life," the human genome is extraordinarily difficult to read. But without full knowledge of its grammar and syntax, the genome's 2.9 billion base-pairs of adenine and thymine, cytosine and guanine provide limited insights into humanity's underlying genetics.