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Science Friday > Archives > 2003 > April
> April 18, 2003:
Hour Two: Human Genome Project Completion / Genetics Update
Genetics researchers announced this week that the sequencing of the
human genome -- all three billion letters' worth --is a done deal.
in this hour of Science Friday, we'll look back on the project, and
talk about what completing the human genome project means. What's
next for genetics?
Plus, we'll hear about the oldest sample of plant DNA yet found.
It was isolated directly from soil, not locked up fossilized material.
We'll talk about the find, and what it can tell paleobotanists. Could
the techniques used to find this genetic material have other applications
in paleontology and forensic science?
Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255, and share
your opinions online in our Listeners' Lounge (registration required).
Guests:
Eske Willerslev
Molecular Biologist, Department
of Evolutionary Biology
Zoological Institute
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Bruce A. Roe
George Lynn Cross Research Professor
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Debbie Nickerson
Associate Professor of Genome
Sciences
Adjunct Associate Professor of Bioengineering
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington
Books/Articles Discussed:
Related Links:
National
Human Genome Research Institute - Home Page
DoeGenomes.org--genome
programs of the U.S. Department of Energy
Double
Helix 50 Year
SFGate.com:
Genome Project completes map of human DNA
Newsday.com
- New Landmark for Genome Project
Genome
Project Completed (washingtonpost.com)
NIEHS
Press Release - Environmental Health Institute Announces Advances
in Genomics - April 16, 2003
New
Scientist: Oldest DNA exposes ancient ecosystems
This segment produced by Karin
Vergoth and Clementine Wallace
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