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Me again. Number Two. Part of an exciting, on-going story. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Genome project taking next giant step ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 1996 Nando.net Copyright © 1996 Reuter Information Service WASHINGTON (Apr 11, 1996 5:24 p.m. EDT) - The National Centre for Human Genome Research announced on Thursday an ambitious pilot study to determine whether it is feasible to do large-scale sequencing of human DNA. The centre, a key player in the international Human Genome Project and part of the National Institutes of Health, said the project marks the third, most technologically challenging phase of the genome project -- determining the sequence of three billion chemical building blocks of human DNA, called nucleotide bases. If the project shows that large-scale sequencing can be done rapidly and cost-effectively, the genome project will be on track to map out human genetics by the year 2005, director Dr. Francis Collins said in a statement. The human genome -- all the DNA in one complete set of chromosomes -- is the blueprint for human development. The $60-million, three-year project will involve six leading U.S. research centres. The aim is to sequence three percent of human DNA in the first two years. The genome centre is encouraging research labs to quickly share findings with other scientists looking for genes, specifically those linked to disease. It is also discouraging patent applications on the sequencing, though not on subsequent biological experiments. --------------------------------------------------------------------- janet the oleanders [some of them] also are bursting into white and crimson. [log in to unmask]