New Individual Human Diploid Genome

The first publication of a diploid human genome from one person:
A step closer to truly individualized genomic medicine.

In 2001 two versions of the human genome were published enabling researchers a first look at humans at our most basic level. While these achievements marked a new era in science, it was clear that more analysis and more sequenced genomes were needed for a more complete understanding of human biology. And because these first published genomes were mosaics of many people’s genomes, rather than genomes of individuals, it was likely that much of the key information about each person—what particular traits or propensity for disease were coded for in their genes and proteins, was missing. In short the era of true individualized genome medicine was not yet realized, until now.

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