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."

Comments

Re:I thought so.

[Capt'n Hector]

oooh, harsh man, harsh. But you do understand my point? Replace the word "genome" with "chromosome" in my post. There are so many words to keep track of, do you expect me to get all of them right? And frankly, I didn't ask you to have faith in my scientific reasoning, as that post was in no way intended to be scientific. Please keep your insults to yourself.

Re:I thought so.

[Capt'n Hector]

"These three words are about as non-exchangable as three words can be."

As you said, they're words. Just words. I'm sorry I don't have the correct vocabulary to express my view on the subject, I as of yet have not taken a course on genetics or for that matter biology, but don't assume for a second that I "don't understand." For god's sake, you sound as if you were talking down to me!

"If you don't want anyone to insult you, don't comment on things you don't understand."

Why is it that one must insult ignorance? Is it a crime not to be as knowledgeable as some of you? Does it give you or anybody else an excuse to get off on talking down to somebody? I may not understand genetics, but you sir do not understand manners.

oh, by the way, you spelled "exchangeable" incorrectly.