Modern Era · North America · Science
2000
Human genome first draft
June 26, 2000
Bill Clinton and Tony Blair appeared on linked screens to announce that scientists had drafted the three-billion-letter blueprint of a human being. Craig Venter's private effort and the public consortium called a truce to share credit. The genome turned out smaller and stranger than expected, with far fewer genes than the hundred thousand scientists had predicted.
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- Sydney Olympics open · Oceania · Culture
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