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Who discovered the Methylation of DNA?
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The discovery of DNA methylation was made by a team of scientists led by Dr. J. Craig Venter. The team was led by Dr. Venter, who is a pioneer in the field of synthetic biology. The team was able to use a new technique called “whole genome shotgun sequencing” to sequence the entire genome of the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium. This bacterium is a very simple organism, and it has only a few thousand genes. The scientists were able to use this technique to sequence the entire genome of the bacterium, and they were able to identify the genes that were methylated.