'MICE MAP' CANCER AID.Byline: LORRAINE FISHER A NEW genetic study of mice is set help scientists in their war against cancer, diabetes and other diseases. It will speed up their hunt for human genes and help them understand why some contribute to illness. Experts from Britain, Canada and America mapped 98 per cent of the mouse genome genome: see genetics. genome all the genetic content contained within an organism. An organism's genome is made up of molecules of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that form long strands that are tightly wound into chromosomes, which are found in the , the genetic equivalent of an atlas. It gives a picture of the "landscape," so users can easily explore areas of interest. Mice are crucial in human research, because both species have about 30,000 genes and many are shared. Britain's Professor Steve Brown Steve Brown is the name of more than one person of note:
He said: "Together with the mouse draft sequence, it is transforming the science of mouse genetics genetics, scientific study of the mechanism of heredity. While Gregor Mendel first presented his findings on the statistical laws governing the transmission of certain traits from generation to generation in 1856, it was not until the discovery and detailed study of and will enormously enhance our ability to understand the role of genes in human disease." |
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