BD GENOMES

THE STUDY OF GENOMES HAS REVOLUTIONIZED OUR UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE AND ITS COMPLEXITY. EVERY LIVING ORGANISM, FROM THE TINIEST MICROBE TO THE LARGEST ANIMAL, POSSESSES A GENOME THAT CONTAINS ALL THE GENETIC INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTION. THE HUMAN GENOME, FOR EXAMPLE, CONTAINS AROUND 20,000-25,000 GENES, WHICH CONTROL EVERYTHING FROM OUR PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS TO OUR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASE.