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Human Genome Project Update From a news story by CNN San Francisco Reporter Don Knapp June 10, 1999

I. All people look different

A. We all have different color hair, eyes and skin
B. Human genes control how we look and can control our health
C. Genes are made up of molecules called DNA

II. Researchers have been trying to map the human genome

A. They are almost 90% finished
B. There are 3 billion pieces of information in a DNA molecule
C. DNA is made up of four chemicals represented by the letters a, c, g, and t
D. The four letters are combined to make many different combinations
E. Technology has made it possible to map the strings of DNA

III. Researchers hope to find out how to cure diseases

A. Researchers are finding genes faster than they can figure out what the genes do
B. Researchers are studying breast cancer, cystic fibrosis, and Parkinson's diseas
C. The challenge will be to use the map of the genome to cure diseases

 

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