We have Fewer Genes than we Thought - 10/21/04 12:20 AM
People have fewer genes than previously thought, an international team of scientists said on Wednesday.
Instead of 100,000 genes, the initial estimate, scientists working on the Human Genome Project, a publicly funded collaboration of scientists from 20 institutions in the United States, Europe and Asia, have reduced the number to 20,000-25,000.
<A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=6558815§ion=news"><FONT COLOR="FF00FF">I guess we are simpler than we thought</FONT></A>
Instead of 100,000 genes, the initial estimate, scientists working on the Human Genome Project, a publicly funded collaboration of scientists from 20 institutions in the United States, Europe and Asia, have reduced the number to 20,000-25,000.
<A HREF="http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsArticle.jhtml?type=scienceNews&storyID=6558815§ion=news"><FONT COLOR="FF00FF">I guess we are simpler than we thought</FONT></A>