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Published online 17 May 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news060515-12
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Human genome completed (again)
Scientists today publish the sequence of chromosome 1: the largest and last of the human chromosomes to be done and dusted. News@nature finds out what this latest milestone means.
Haven't scientists already announced the completion of the human genome?
Well, yes. Twice. In 2000, two teams declared with great fanfare that they had produced a draft copy of the human genetic code, but there were many gaps and errors in this version.
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