Diving deeper into the gene pool

Monday, September 27, 2010 - 11:14 in Biology & Nature

About ten years ago, the discovery of microRNAs - tiny cellular molecules that regulate our genetic code - unlocked a world of scientific possibilities, including a deeper understanding of human disease. One new analytical technology is "deep sequencing," which gives scientists the ability to discover invaluable information about human diseases at a genetic level. Now, Tel Aviv University researchers have developed the cutting-edge technology to better analyze these results.

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