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Genome Surprise
Catskul writes "Along with the news that the polished and (more nearly) complete human genome being published Monday, comes a surprising observation about the genome: We have substantially fewer genes than expected; between 27,000 and 40,000 as compared to an original estimate of 140,000." Update: 04/14 01:22 GMT by T : For everyone who can't look at a Z, headline updated with an S in "surprise."
Since when is 'surprise' spelled with a z? I was expecting something like a contest for the first group to completely map it, and that it was won immediately, or some such nonsense. A combination of a 'surprise' and a 'prize'.
Otherwise, it's just some horrible spelling.
Another non-functioning site was "uncertainty.microsoft.com."
The purpose of that site was not known.
That is only what the Patriots want you to think. The correct number is really 140,000, but the la-li-lu-le-lo don't want you to know that for some unseen reason.
They'll probably be after me for revealing this secret, but I can hide in this box I've got sitting right next to me.
"You spoony bard!" -Tellah
In related news, a new study revelead that the users of gnome are between 27,000 and 40,000, contrary to previous estimates of 140,000. Unfortunately, this means that Gnome developers are not as hard-wired as they were once thought to be and new karma-whoring strategies must be adapted.