GENOMES: Human gene number revised down

From: Robert J. Bradbury (bradbury@aeiveos.com)
Date: Wed Jun 04 2003 - 14:59:24 MDT

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    In a rather stunning turn about, it looks like scientists
    are willing to settle on a number of genes in the human
    genome at 21,000 (for now).

    June 3, 2003
    Gene Sweepstakes Ends, but Winner May Well Be Wrong
    By NICHOLAS WADE
    http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/03/science/03GENE.html?pagewanted=print

    I'm still in the camp that would put the number closer to 40,000
    but I might well be wrong.

    So those of you out there feeling that they are at the top of the
    evolutionary spectrum -- a reexamination may be in order.

    Robert



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