| Time: | February 6, 2018 |
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| Venue: | TREFFPUNKT Rotebühlplatz 28 70173 Stuttgart |
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Human genetic makeup was sequenced for the first time in 2003; but we are still faced with the problem that the current process of decoding DNA is extremely expensive and complex, and that’s why more cost-effective analytical processes are currently being sought. A promising example of such a process is the nanopore procedure, which involves drilling tiny holes into a material. These holes function as a kind of scanner that can thread through the human genome, in which genetic code is stored. Such scanners can measure electrical impulses created by the genetic code. This lecture will shed light on how the human genome can be read using nanopores and how this sequencing might be used to create more personalized medicine.
Prof. Dr. Maria Fyta University of Stuttgart, Institute for Computational Physics
Entrance is free of charge
Event Language: German