willarnold.bsky.social
@willarnold.bsky.social
Bioinformatics Scientist in Gene&Cell Therapy. Leveraging NGS to drive better genetic therapies.

Former @bstevensonlab.bsky.social and @addgene.bsky.social. Current ElevateBio. Opinions/views my own.
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The total length of human DNA on the planet right now is thus: (3.4x10^-10) • (2 x 3.055x10^9) • (3x10^13) • (8.2x10^9) = 5.11 x 10^23 meters

Time to call in NASA!

1 *light-year* – the distance light travels in one year – is 9.46x10^15 meters...

So: 54 million light-years of human DNA!
December 8, 2024 at 9:52 PM
They showed a plot at innovation day in NC that claimed 8x improvement in R2. I’ll see if I can find the slide.
November 25, 2024 at 1:38 AM