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Though deciphering the entire human genetic blueprint is still a few years away, scientists have begun laying claim to the stretches of DNA whose codes they have succeeded in cracking. In recent years researchers have flooded the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office with applications for thousands of genes and gene...
19,099 Number of genes in the roundworm vs. an estimated 100,000 in humans
Writing in last week's issue of Science, the Japanese researchers report that they achieved this feat of bovine photocopying using two different types of cells, taken from a single cow's ovaries and fallopian tubes. Those cells--all carrying the same genetic payload--were introduced into cow ova whose...
40 Percentage of genes found in the roundworm that are also found in humans
"We are in a struggle for our very genes, for the blood that flows in our veins, that makes us the way we are. This country is built on our heritage, and we've got the right to survive."