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Brian Vastag

JAMA. 2003;289:2491.

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On April 25, Nobel Laureate James Watson, PhD, and National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD, joined teachers and children around country in celebrating DNA Day, which marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of the life-making molecule. The program, featuring a satellite-feed videocast and online and offline educational modules, also marked the essential completion of the sequencing of the human genome.

(Photo credit: National Human Genome Research Institute)

Up next: ENCODE, or Encyclopedia of DNA Elements. With all of the letters of the human genome spelled out, scientists now turn to deciphering the words.

While many genes code for proteins, the role of so-called junk DNA is much cloudier. Many functional elements of the genome believed to be useless just a few years ago are emerging as command-and-control components that tell genes when, where, and how to switch on and . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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