First complete gap-free human genome sequence published

More than 20 years after milestone of first draft, missing sections of sequence have been completedMore than two decades after the draft human genome was celebrated as a scientific milestone, scientists have finally finished the job. The first complete, gap-free sequence of a human genome has been published in an advance expected to pave the way for new insights into health and what makes our species unique.Dr Karen Miga, a scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz who co-led the int