A poll conducted by the Wirthlin Group reveals that 100 opinion leaders from across the U.S. believe biotechnology will be the technology of the 21st century. The U.S. Human Genome Project, a 13-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health, was established. Scientists found the genes that cause diabetes, a cardiac abnormality, pancreatic cancer, a form of epilepsy, a premature aging syndrome, and the most common form of cancer. At the turn of the last century, there were only 3.1 million Americans 65 and older. Open document for writing.
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