Fourth Industrial Revolution

DNA libraries could help us find new drugs

A DNA double helix is seen in an undated artist's illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters on May 15, 2012.     REUTERS/National Human Genome Research Institute/Handout (CANADA - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - RTR32460

New technology can capture and clone thousands of long DNA fragments at once. Image: REUTERS/National Human Genome Research Institute

Todd Bates
Science Communicator, Rutgers University
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