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Nature 410, 725 (12 April 2001) | doi:10.1038/35071232

The proteome isn't genome II

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The Human Genome Organisation was both a cheer-leader and a coordinator for genomics. But proteomics is a different beast, and the fledgling Human Proteome Organisation will struggle to find a similar role.

The Human Genome Project (HGP) had one clear goal: producing a complete DNA sequence for each of our chromosomes. This has already been attained in draft form, and a final sequence is due by 2003.