Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Voice of America: '1,000 Genomes Project' Paints Detailed Picture of Human Variation

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Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
'1,000 Genomes Project' Paints Detailed Picture of Human Variation
Oct 31st 2012, 20:00

Results of a project that has mapped the genetic material, or genomes, of 1,092 individuals from 14 countries will help researchers interpret genetic changes in people with disease. The first phase of the so-called '1,000 Genomes Project,' published in the journal Nature, profiles the rare and common genetic variations in the human species. Scientists believe that rare variants in human DNA - found in just one of every 100 people or fewer - are the major contributors to common complex ...

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