DIGGING FOR DNA See full infographic: JPG © LUCY READING - IKKANDAIn addition to the DNA extraction and isolation improvements, Meyer and his colleagues accomplished the unprecedented feat by using a homegrown single -
stranded library preparation method to ready the DNA for sequencing.
The technique, which they are calling a single -
stranded library preparation, involves stripping the genetic material down to individual strands to copy and avoids a purification step, which can lose precious genetic material.