by Pete Moore
NEWS ANALYSIS	Publication with a pinch of privatisation Email: Pete Moore - pete.moore@dial.pipex.com News from The Scientist 2002, 3(1):20020404-04 Published   4 April 2002

LONDON — Science has done it again. In 2001, despite opposition from the science community, Science published Celera's version of the human genome while allowing the company to restrict access to the genomic data underpinning the publication. On 5 April 2002 Science will publish a version of the rice genome, while permitting the researching company Syngenta to keep the data on a private database.

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