Scientists finally finish decoding entire human genome
Scientists say they have finally assembled the full genetic blueprint for human life, adding the missing pieces to a puzzle nearly completed two decades ago. “Some of the genes that make us uniquely human were actually in this ‘dark matter of the genome’ and they were totally missed,” said Evan Eichler, a University of Washington researcher who participated in the current effort and the original Human Genome Project. “We’re just broadening our opportunities to understand human disease,” said Karen Miga, an author of one of the six studies published Thursday. This effort did not map one of the 23 chromosomes that is found in males, called the Y chromosome, because the mole contained only an X. Wang said he’s working with the T2T group on the Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, which is trying to generate “reference,” or template, genomes for 350 people representing the breadth of human diversity. “This is the beginning of something really fantastic for the field of human genetics.” __ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education.
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