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[ Watch the Video: Mutation Hotspots in Autism Genes ] Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A group of international researchers led by a team of investigators from the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), recently revealed a new study that provides signals as to the causes of autism and other related disorders. With the findings, it is possible that there are elevated mutation rates in specific parts of the genome that adds to the...

DNA sequencing is the driving force behind key discoveries in medicine and biology. For instance, the complete sequence of an individual’s genome provides important markers and guidelines for medical diagnostics and healthcare. Up to now, the major roadblock has been the cost and speed of obtaining highly accurate DNA sequences. While numerous advances have been made in the last 10 years, most current high-throughput sequencing instruments depend on optical techniques for the detection of...