The Human Genome Project pieced together only 92% of the DNA – now scientists have finally filled in the remaining 8%

New technology has helped scientists fill in the gaps of the human genome. Image: Unsplash/Sangharsh Lohakare
Gabrielle Hartley
PhD Candidate in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:
Biotechnology
What is the Young Scientists Community?

License and Republishing
World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.
The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.
Related topics:
The Agenda Weekly
A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda
Subscribe
You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.