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Human Genome Count Betting Period Extended

Posted by timothy on from the but-who's-counting dept.

appleLaserWriter writes "Genomic Scientists still don't know how many genes are in the Human Genome. While they continue to sequence and analyze DNA data Dr. Ewan Birney has opened has opened a betting pool where scientists can submit their best guess. The pool has been extended for a further five years, so the information technology opportunities for genomics can only continue to grow."

3 of 10 comments (clear)

  1. Well... by daeley · · Score: 4, Funny

    This gives the phrase Gene Pool a whole new meaning!

    *rimshot* Thank you, I'm here all week!

    --
    I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
  2. dupe? by groundpig · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dr. Ewan Birney has opened has opened a betting pool

    I sense a glitch in the matrix...

  3. And how many are thinking.... by halightw · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wager 500 quatloos on the newcomer!
    (A Quatloo is the currency of the planet Triskelian in case you haven't been there)