Professors at the University of North Carolina may have found a way to understand and ultimately solve the mystery of type II diabetes and other illnesses genetically. According to Jason Lieb of UNC, the majority of the DNA sequences associated with disease found thus far resides in the middle of nowhere. Lieb has supposedly discovered a map that can guide scientists to regions of the genome that do appear to be relevant. The human genome project has gained steam, but with the thousands of genetic sequences discovered it has been difficult to pinpoint the sequence that is the diabetes gene. Lieb says his map will help others in the diabetic research community with their search for a cure.
www.biologynews.net/archives/2010/02/02/scientists_map_out_regulatory_regions_of_genome_hot_spots_for_diabetes_genes.html
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This is great that they are discovering a way to cure type II diabetes. The whole map idea that guides scientist is neat!
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