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Venter is already accusing his biotech competition of selling access to genes that don't exist. His and the government consortium's tallies both came up with a total number of human genes between 26,000 to 40,000 (a rather fuzzy final answer in its own right), while Incyte...
Venter, always one to boast, says his numbers are "a truth serum for the industry." He may be right; Incyte now says what it's got is the number of "messages" sent by genes, not the genes themselves. Their mistake, but maybe their profit too. Because the first consequence inflated...
Which brings us to proteomics. That the human genome has only 30,000 genes (about three times as much as a fly, and only 11,000 more than a worm), but "messages" - basically, proteins handcrafted for internal use by the apparently versatile genes - numbering in the hundreds of thousands leads...
Know Your Genes
If Alzheimer's runs in your family, consider getting yourself tested for the handful of genes that have been linked to the disease. Knowing your genetic susceptibility could get you started making changes in your diet or lifestyle early; the sooner you build up your brain reserve, the longer you...