The scientific world, which continues to work at full speed to understand human nature and structure, has made another extremely valuable development. A team of nearly 100 international scientists announced that they have succeeded in making a complete map of the human genome for the first time in the world, with their research published in the journal Science.
In the most advanced study on this subject to date, scientists were able to map a large part of human DNA years ago. However, due to the technology of that day, some parts of DNA could not be observed. As the developing technology reduced this rate to a maximum of 8%, the expected development has now occurred.
“It took more than 20 years, but we finally made it”
University of Washington scientist Evan Eichler, who was involved in the current study and the brand new Human Genome Project “Some of the genes that make us uniquely human were actually in this ‘dark matter of the genome’ and were unknown. It took more than 20 years, but we finally made it.” used his words.
Scientists shared that the complete map of the genome will give humanity a better understanding of our evolution and biology, while also opening the door to medical discoveries in areas such as aging, cancer and heart disease. Although it was said that the entire human genome was discovered several times before, scientists have stated that it is now a definite end.
The new study contains exactly 3 trillion 55 billion base pairs of a human genome. The study included gapless assemblies in all chromosomes except the Y chromosome, correcting the fallacies of previous studies, and revealing nearly 200 million new base pairs, including gene cuts from 1956, 99 of which allegedly encode protein.