Method of the Year 2009
In 2007 we chose Next Generation Sequencing.
In 2008 we chose Super-resolution Imaging.
Now it is time for you, our readers, to help us choose the Method of the Year 2009. Just sign in using your free nature.com registration and vote on our Methods to Watch from previous years or a paper that a visitor has recommended.
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Synthetic biology
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Direct RNA sequencing
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Original article citation: Nature 461," 814 - 818, (2009). - Categories: Others, Genetics and genomics, Cell biology, and Synthetic biology
- Recommended by : Bekir Ulker on 11/03/2009 06:10PM GMT
Direct RNA sequencing without converting RNA to cDNA, a long desired method now on the edge of being readily available to scientists. This method eliminates the biases, complexity and errors introduced by nucleic acid amplification and requires minute amounts of starting RNA material. This method would lead to major surprises and discoveries in RNA processing as well as various RNA species that organisms might have and the biological roles. - Comment on this subject: 0 comments made
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Synthetic life
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Original article citation: Nat Meth 6," 33 - 33, (2009). - Categories: Synthetic biology and Microbiology
- Recommended by the Editor: Nicole Rusk on 07/23/2009 11:01PM GMT
2008 saw the first in vitro reconstruction of an entire bacterial synthetic genome. Will others follow and will they prove to be functional? - Comment on this subject: 0 comments made
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