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Published online 14 August 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010816-9
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New path lays DNA puzzles bare
Genome jigsaws may no longer be such head-scratchers.
US computer scientists may have a less error-prone way to piece together the many short DNA sequences that make up a genome1. Genomics researchers everywhere would welcome such a tool - mistakes at this stage create expensive headaches in the lab later on.
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