DTA GView

DTA GVeiw is a program in which genomes of several organisms can be pulled up on the program to immediately show a list of known genes and where they are located in the genome. It has been referred to as a "google maps" of genomes.[1][2]

Purpose

The purpose of DTA GVeiw is to collect data of organisms, in the hope of one day engineering microbial organisms to help make mars a suitable place for life.[1]

DARPA, the creator of DTA GVeiw, Hopes one day they will be enabled to "pick and choose" desired genes to create new organisms capable of living on a foreign planet.[1]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.