Pande, a scientist, didn't want to be consumed with the computing side of it. Now that researchers know the Mithral SDK, they can build a client in a week or two, he said. But all results will be open and published. Because genes are the blueprint for forming proteins, just knowing the human genome sequence is like having a list of all the parts in your car. It doesn't do you much good without knowing how they are assembled, and then knowing what it does once assembled.
Proteins are the biological building blocks for actions in an organism.
As enzymes, they drive biochemical reactions in the body, such as digestion. As antibodies, they recognize disease and other foreign bodies in the organism and help the immune system eliminate these intruders. Wired Digital Inc. All rights reserved.