Craig Venter's Genome
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On September 4th, 2007, a team led by Craig Venter, published his complete DNA sequence[1], unveiling the six-billion-letter genome of a single individual for the first time. Some of the sequences in Venter's genome are associated with wet earwax, increased risk of antisocial behavior, Alzheimer's and cardiovascular diseases[2]. This publication was especially interesting since it contained a diploid instead of a haploid genome and shows promise for personalized medicine via genotyping.
[edit] References
- ^ Levy S, Sutton G, Ng PC, Feuk L, Halpern AL, et al. (2007). "The Diploid Genome Sequence of an Individual Human". PLoS Biology 5 (10).
- ^ Venter, J.C. (2007). A Life Decoded. ISBN 978-0-670-06358-1.
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