http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-solid-state-sequencer Accelerating Intelligence Wed, 22 May 2013 08:27:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-solid-state-sequencer/comment-page-1#comment-102493 Ian Clarke Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:26:21 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=181839#comment-102493 I hadn't realised that current DNA sequencing was mostly done on this 'short snippet' approach. Oh well, great news - onwards & upwards! I hadn’t realised that current DNA sequencing was mostly done on this ‘short snippet’ approach. Oh well, great news – onwards & upwards!

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-solid-state-sequencer/comment-page-1#comment-102256 asiwel Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:02:04 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=181839#comment-102256 Yes, indeed. Simply put, the order in which genes and other coding strings of DNA appear in the chromosome make a great deal of difference. Imagine writing a computer program in a text editor, ending each line with a return character. Then chopping up that code into individual lines, randomizing, and then trying to put it back together or to figure out what the program itself did or was supposed to do. Or imagine randomizing the words in this paragraph and then trying to reconstruct it by brute force. Those problems (particularly the second one) are almost trivial in comparison. Yes, indeed. Simply put, the order in which genes and other coding strings of DNA appear in the chromosome make a great deal of difference. Imagine writing a computer program in a text editor, ending each line with a return character. Then chopping up that code into individual lines, randomizing, and then trying to put it back together or to figure out what the program itself did or was supposed to do. Or imagine randomizing the words in this paragraph and then trying to reconstruct it by brute force. Those problems (particularly the second one) are almost trivial in comparison.

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-solid-state-sequencer/comment-page-1#comment-102163 Gorden Russell Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:31:31 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=181839#comment-102163 This is something to pay attention to. Researchers are on the verge of breakthroughs that will end all inherited diseases. A lot of us will benefit from this. This is something to pay attention to. Researchers are on the verge of breakthroughs that will end all inherited diseases. A lot of us will benefit from this.

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