Re: Genomics [was Re: MEDIA: Celera profitability]
Kathryn Aegis (k_aegis@mindspring.com)
Tue, 28 Sep 1999 21:06:12
Robert Bradbury writes:
>> Only on the basic components. Celera deliberately choose the 'fast and
>> dirty' method, whereas the government-sponsored projects chose to focus on
>> the full detailed information. Both should turn out to be useful for
>> different kinds of applications.
>
>Thats what some of the government researchers would like to have
>you believe.
That's the phrase that Venter uses, in his many, many media appearances.
(1999's Least Media-Shy Scientist) He is quite honest about the need for
speed, and he does respect the quality of the work from the government
projects.
Evidently the total number of genome components has been expanded recently,
there was a blurb on the news a few days ago. Does anyone have additional
info on this?
Kathryn Aegis