World’s largest catalogue of ocean DNA could boost drug discovery
Drug Discovery World
JANUARY 23, 2024
For example, enzymes sourced from bacteria living around hydrothermal vents have been used to support the polymerase chain reaction, the test used for Covid-19 detection. ” The ability to collect and analyse such a new wealth of ocean data comes from major developments in DNA sequencing technology and computational power. .
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