Gene device slashes the cost of decoding

International Herald Tribune | August 2, 2005| | Copyright

Nicholas Wade
International Herald Tribune
08-02-2005
A new kind of machine for decoding DNA may help bring costs so low that it would be feasible to decode an individual's DNA for medical reasons. The machine, developed by a U.S.-based company, 454 Life Sciences, was used to resequence the genome of a small bacterium in four hours, its scientists reported in an article published online on Monday by the journal Nature.In 1995, when the same bacterium was first sequenced, by Claire Fraser, it required 24,000 separate operations spread over four to six months, she said in an e-mail message.The ...

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