ADVISORY/Celera Genomics News Briefing On Business Implications Of The Mapping Of The Human Genome.Business/Assignment Editors ADVISORY...for Tuesday (June 27) --(BUSINESS WIRE) INVITATION TO INVESTORS WHO: Tony L. White, Chairman, PE Corporation J. Craig Venter  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. , Ph.D., Celera Genomics, President and Chief Scientific Officer Michael Hunkapiller, Ph.D., President, PE Biosystems WHAT: Celera Genomics to hold news briefing to discuss business implications of completion of the mapping of the human genome The human genome is the genome of Homo sapiens, which is composed of 24 distinct pairs of chromosomes (22 autosomal + X + Y) with a total of approximately 3 billion DNA base pairs containing an estimated 20,000–25,000 genes. . WHEN: TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2000 1:30 PM CDT CDT abbr. Central Daylight Time CDT Central Daylight Time CDT n abbr (US) (= Central Daylight Time) → hora de verano del centro; (BRIT HOW: Please call 1-800-665-0430 by 1:15 p.m. CDT Pass code 591860 This will be a listen-only call Company Background Celera's mission is to become the definitive source of genomic and related medical and biological information. Users of Celera's information, available on a subscription basis to academic and commercial institutions, will have access to tools for viewing, browsing and analyzing data in an integrated way that will assist scientists in accelerating their understanding of the human genetic code. PE Corporation comprises two operating groups. The PE Biosystems Group (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : PEB PEB Physical Evaluation Board PEB Presidential Emergency Board PEB Post Exposure Bake PEB Professional Engineers Board (Singapore) PEB Pre-Engineered Building PEB Personal Electronic Ballot PEB Performance Evaluation Board ), with sales of $1.2 billion during fiscal 1999, develops and markets instrument-based systems, reagents, software and contract services to the life science industry and research community. The Celera Genomics Group (NYSE: CRA See Community Reinvestment Act. ), headquartered in Rockville, MD, intends to become the definitive source of genomic and related medical information. PE Biosystems is headquartered in Foster City, CA, and comprises four divisions: Applied Biosystems, PE Informatics, PerSeptive Biosystems, and Tropix. Information about the Company, including reports and other information filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is available on the worldwide web at www.pecorporation.com or by phoning 800.762.6923. SOURCE: Celera Genomics |
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