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Human Genome Sequencing Completed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on 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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  1. Ah yes... by TheGreatHegemon · · Score: 0, Redundant

    One step closer to Gattaca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaca Some of the genome should be left untouched - people equate genes with ability. In fact, it only is part of the whole picture, but that could easily be forgotten.

  2. Now they can say... by DieByWire · · Score: 0, Redundant

    All your base pair are belong to us.

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    Never shake hands with a man you meet in a fertility clinic.
  3. Coincidence? by falxx · · Score: 0, Redundant

    How come there's as many genes as the first four digits of PI?

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    falxx