The search for genome dark matter

sea-maid submitted, created time 1 month 2 weeks (www.nature.com)

An almost complete catalog of human genetic variation could be available by the end of 2009, thanks to a massive genome sequencing project that includes academic and industrial partners around the world.

The 1000 Genomes Project [sic] has already compiled about 3.8 trillion bases, and this information should be deposited in NIH's GenBank before two months have passed. However, they're not going to stop there

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Researchers find more Alzheimer's genes

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WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Researchers combing the human gene map have found four more areas that affect the risk of Alzheimer's disease and believe the studies are starting to point to new and better treatments.

Some of the genes, associated with the most common form of Alzheimer's, appear linked to known genetic risks for the degenerative brain disorder, the team at Harvard Medical School in Boston reported on Thursday.

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International genome project launched

jane2007 submitted, created time 11 months 2 weeks (www.nature.com)

A much-anticipated international project to sequence the entire genomes of 1,000 people was launched on Tuesday, but some question whether the three-year project is ambitious enough in its scope.

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