ENCODE project sheds light on human DNA and disease
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 11:31
in Biology & Nature
New findings from the ENCODE project provide insight into how our DNA works and influence common diseases, perhaps renewing hopes for personalized medicine.When the human genome was sequenced a decade ago, scientists hailed the feat as a technical tour de force — but they also knew it was just a start. The "HHA000078" DNA blueprint was finally laid bare, but no one knew what it all meant.