Detailed gene map 'within grasp'
Date: 24.1.2008
One thousand people are to have their genomes mapped in a major effort to understand how genes influence **disease**.
To date, only a handful of humans have had their genes analysed in this way, including scientists Craig Venter and James Watson, and anonymous volunteers.
Teams in the UK, US and China say the project will create the most useful catalogue ever of **genetic variation**.
Any two humans are genetically more than 99% identical: variations can explain why some get certain diseases.
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