16th
June
2008
Statistics reduces error rate in assembling viral sequences
posted in DNA Sequence, Medicine |
HIV is a rapidly mutating virus that easily becomes drug resistant. To effectively eliminate the virus, all strains must be identified and destroyed. While traditional DNA sequencing produces accurate data for virus identification, researchers are combining statistics with pyrosequencing technology in an effort to produce faster and more economical results.
Using this method, medicines and vaccines against diseases caused by viral infections could be developed and deployed in a more targeted way in the future.
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