References & Sources

Two genes for the price of one?

The human genome may contain more than 140,000 genes, about twice the number previously predicted.

References:

Scott, R. 1999. The future in understanding the molecular basis of life. International Genome Sequencing and Analysis Conference. September 20. Miami. (Available at http://www.incyte.com/webcast/index.html).

Sources:

Randy Scott
Incyte Pharmaceuticals
3160 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94304

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 15, October 9, 1999, p. 239. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.