New computational technique allows comparison of whole genomes as easily as whole books

(PhysOrg.com) -- Taking a hint from the text comparison methods used to detect plagiarism in books, college papers and computer programs, University of California, Berkeley, researchers have developed an improved method for comparing whole genome sequences.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news152377707.html">New computational technique allows comparison of whole genomes as easily as whole books</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- Taking a hint from the text comparison methods used to detect plagiarism in books, college papers and computer programs, University of California, Berkeley, researchers have developed an improved method for comparing whole genome sequences.</p>