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FEBRUARY 12, 2001

A coalition of public and private companies on Monday presented their analysis of the human genome, describing the genes which make up all humans.

Their findings will be reported in two journals this week. On Thursday, the Human Genome Project, an international consortium which includes the United States, will publish their findings in Nature and on Friday, the private company Celera will be published in Science.

The group says that humans are made up of only 30,000 genes, twice as many as a fruit fly. Previously, scientists had suggested the existence of more than 100,000 genes.

James Watson, who helped discover the structure of DNA was honored yesterday, as was Senator Pete Domenici, who helped secure Congressional funding to begin the effort on behalf of the government.

Get the Story:
Father of DNA Study Honored at Genetic Map's Debut (The Washington Post 2/13)

Relevant Links:
The Human Genome Project at the Department of Energy: www.ornl.gov/hgmis
The National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institute of Health: www.nhgri.nih.gov
Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) of the Human Genome Project: www.ornl.gov/hgmis/resource/elsi.html
Declaration of Indigenous Peoples of the Western Hemisphere Regarding the Human Genome Diversity Project: www.indians.org/welker/genome.htm

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