In a proof-of-concept study published in Nature Biotechnology this week, the team demonstrated that it could enzymatically synthesize 10-mer oligonucleotides.
Twist Bioscience wants to shrink DNA synthesis to smaller and smaller volumes, possibly enabling DNA storage, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
In PLOS this week: similar variants seen in bullbogs, people with Robinow syndrome; ApoE genotypes in African-American, Puerto Rican populations; and more.
