Insidermedicine in 60 - January 25 2008

Description: From Washington - Researchers from three continents have come together to map the genomes of 1000 people in a project that they hope will help determine the genetic roots for disease. Researchers have previously catalogued dozens of specific regions of variation in the human genome and linked them with common diseases, but these DNA maps are not highly detailed. This new project promises to examine the human genome in detail that has never before been attempted. From Atlanta - Americans are ...