![]() ![]() The newest technology, known as Next Generation Sequencing (machine-based sequencing technologies), now allows a small group of scientists to sequence one person’s genome in a few weeks for around $1,000. The first human genome took over 200 scientists 13 years and $3 billion to complete. ![]() Another major outcome was the rapid surge in DNA sequencing technologies. The first draft of the Human Genome has been invaluable to researchers all over the world who sought to understand the intricacies of human biology and evolution. The completion of this project, and the subsequent boom in the field of genetics, has turned the 21 st century into the age of genetics. Over the course of 13 years, the Human Genome Project sought to decipher the sequence of human DNA the chemical code found in every cell of our bodies that contains the information to create an entire human being. In 1990, geneticists all over the world launched the largest biological project in history. Alex Felice, Dr Joseph Borg, and Clint Mizzi ( University of Malta) about their latest project that aims to sequence the Maltese genome and what it might reveal about the origins and health of the Maltese people. By reading a nation’s DNA one can understand why a population is more likely to develop a disease or how a population came to exist. By reading someone’s DNA one can tell how likely they are to develop a disease or whether they are related to the person sitting next to them. ![]()
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