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The Null Set for DNA Sequence

Jan 05, 2007

New Scientist reports on research out of Boise State University, where Greg Hampikian is heading up a project to track DNA sequences that don't appear in nature. (Yep, you read that right.) "Their goal is to identify 'primes': DNA sequences and chains of amino acids so dangerous to life that they do not exist," according to the article.

Hampikian will be presenting the results of this work at the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing this week, New Scientist adds.

 

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