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DropSynth is a new method for researchers to synthesize segments of DNA, which researchers use to study protein production, at a much lower cost. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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UCLA researchers devise efficient, low-cost method for gene synthesis - Daily Bruin

UCLA researchers devise efficient, low-cost method for gene synthesis

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UCLA researchers have developed a new method of making genes that is about 100-times cheaper than current methods. Researchers in the department of chemistry and biochemistry and the Molecular Biology Institute created a new technique called DropSynth.

https://dailybruin.com/2018/01/16/ucla-researchers-devise-efficient-low-cost-method-for-gene-synthesis/

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UCLA researchers devise efficient, low-cost method for gene synthesis

By Joseph Ong

Jan. 16, 2018 10:50 p.m.