International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium Announces “Working Draft” of Human Genome
The Human Genome Project public consortium today announced that it has assembled a working draft of the sequence of the human genome–the genetic blueprint for a human being. This major milestone involved two tasks: placing large fragments of DNA in the proper order to cover all of the human chromosomes, and determining the DNA sequence… [Read More]
JGI Sequences “Supergerm” Genome in One Day
Researchers Decode Three Human Chromosomes
U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson announced today that researchers at the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California, have decoded in draft form the genetic information on human chromosomes 5, 16 and 19. The chromosomes contain an estimated 10-15,000 genes, including those whose defects may lead to genetically linked diseases such… [Read More]