... private companies and awarding grants for innovative research, the project is catalyzing the multibillion-dollar U.S. biotechnology industry and fostering the development of new medical applications. In June 2000, scientists completed the first working draft of the human genome. Efforts are still underway to complete a high-quality, "finished" sequence. See the Human Genome Project Progress Web page for an update on all aspects of the Human Genome Project including sequencing, mapping, BAC End sequencing, and ethical, legal, and social issues. A genome is the entire DNA in an organism, including its genes. Genes carry information for making all the proteins required by all organisms. These proteins determine, among other things, how the organism looks, how well its body metabolizes food or fights infection, and sometimes even how it behaves. DNA is made up of four similar chemicals (called bases and abbreviated A, T, C, and G) that are repeated ...

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