Human Genome Sequencing Completed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Wednesday May 17, 2006 @01:07PM from the all-the-a-t-c-and-g dept.

Arthur Dent '99 writes "According to this article at Reuters, the last chromosome in the human genome has finally been sequenced, taking 150 British and American scientists 10 years to complete. The sequenced chromosome, Chromosome 1, is the largest chromosome, with nearly twice as many genes as the average chromosome, making up eight percent of the human genetic code. The Human Genome Project has published the sequence online in the journal Nature, according to the article. It contains 3,141 genes (over 1,000 of them newly discovered), and 4,500 new SNPs -- single nucleotide polymorphisms -- which are the variations in human DNA that make people unique."

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Re:Have they found the gene by casings · 2006-05-17 13:28 · Score: 0, Flamebait

An AC, what a fucking surprise...

I know of some other people that hid their racism behind anonymity, they were the Ku Klux Klan.

Glad to know that you chose to rise above their level.
Re:Time to hide in fear... by Shrithe · 2006-05-17 13:43 · Score: 0, Flamebait

If people would actually respect that, I might get behind it for the decrease in world population which would follow. It'd almost be worth it.