Sequencing 'dark matter' of life: Elusive genomes of thousands of bacteria species can now be decoded

Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 18:30 in Biology & Nature

Researchers have developed a new method to sequence and analyze the 'dark matter' of life -- the genomes of thousands of bacteria species previously beyond scientists' reach, from microorganisms that produce antibiotics and biofuels to microbes living in the human body.

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