South Korean researchers have made significant advancements in uncovering the genetic information of Koreans.

A joint research team from Seoul National University’s Genomic Medicine Institute and the Seoul-based bioengineering firm Macrogen announced that they have nearly completed the most precise Asian standard genome sequence so far. The results of their research were published in the prominent science journal, Nature, on Thursday.

The human genome has been unlocked significantly under a worldwide project in the beginning of the millennium, but due to technical limitations, around 190 sections of the human genome had remained in the dark.

According to the South Korean researchers, however, they succeeded in completely deciphering 105 of 190 sections and partially deciphering 72 out of the remaining 85 sections.

The researchers said that Nature assessed that their genome sequence of Koreans is the closest to the perfect human genome ever announced thus far.