Genome War.THE 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 WAR. James Shreeve. 2004. Read by Grover Gardner. 12 cds. No time listed. Books on Tape. 0-7366-9935-X. $96.00. Vinyl; content notes. SA It was during the Clinton administration Noun 1. Clinton administration - the executive under President Clinton executive - persons who administer the law that scientists realized that a first draft 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. could be produced within several years rather than decades. Machines had been developed and pharmaceutical companies glimpsed immense possibilities for healing and profit. A competition for who could complete the sequencing first developed between government and private labs and the tension between them soon became as big a story as the genome project genome project 1 The Human Genome Project, see there 2. A general term for a coordinated research initiative for mapping and sequencing the genome of any organism itself. Shreeve chose to focus on the project run by Craig Venter  The introduction of this article is too short.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, it should be expanded. , a private entrepreneur, and those who poured their energies into his fight to win rather than on all the players. The issues surrounding the project came to the fore. Should the researchers say "finished" when the first draft appeared or wait until the work was perfected? Should the genome be the private property of the creators or available to all who could use it for human benefit? Should genes or any aspect of them be patented? How could money be made of all that effort? Shreeve provides vivid portrayals of personalities and enough technical detail to help the non-scientist listener understand. Gardner has an engaging reading style; he projects the issues involved and the strong emotions that accompanied the competition. Edna Boardman, Bismarck, ND |
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