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Working Up a Strategy to Vaccinate the World
Melinda and Bill Gates, here visiting Mozambique last year, lead efforts to deliver vaccines to poor countries. (Barbara Kinney -- Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation)
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| | | | | | About Human Genome Project | | | | | | | In June, two teams of scientists announced they had completed the world's first working drafts of the entire human genetic code. The accomplishment launches a new era in medicine. The long-term ramifications are profound. In many ways, society is unprepared for the full implications. The Washington Post and washingtonpost.com explore these issues in depth with a package of stories and special reports. Background
The Human Genome Project formally began in October 1990 with the goals of identifying the more than 100,000 genes in human DNA, determining the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs in DNA, and storing this information in databases for future analysis and application. The National Institutes of Health's Human Genome Research Institute and the Department of Energy's Human Genome Program together make up the U.S. Human Genome Project. The U.K.'s Wellcome Trust, a private philanthropy, also contributes to the global initiative.
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Tex. Pressed on DNA Exonerations
In the state with the nation's busiest death row and an increasing number of post-conviction DNA exonerations, legislators are urging the governor to investigate the causes of mistaken convictions.
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