We are moving swiftly to complete the whole genome. Dr. Francis Collins of the National Human Genome Institute in Washington said the studies were significant both for their discoveries and the speed by which scientists have unraveled at least part of the genetic mystery. The genome research may help obesity. A disorder that turns muscle and tissue into bone might be helped by the genome project. These revelations arrive almost five years early from the original predictions of not having this information until 2005, and here we are.
Genes determine everything from eye and skin color to vulnerability to illness.
Human have about 30,000 genes, the scientists found. Few genetic differences between people Scientists have also learned that the genetic differences between any two people are relatively small. Celera Genomics, a private company based in Maryland, is publishing its findings in Science. A public international effort, led by the United States, is publishing its analysis of the genome in Nature, a British journal. Scientists with both groups said the best bet is something fewer than 35,000.