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Researchers disagree on the number of genes in the human genome, in part because what exactly a gene is can be difficult to determine.

Human Genome Project

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Genome Pioneer Deborah Nickerson Dies at 67

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Pioneering Geneticist C. Thomas Caskey Dies at 83

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Nearly Complete Human Genome Sequenced

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Human Reference Genome Doesn’t Capture Full Genetic Diversity

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John Sulston, Human Genome Project Leader, Dies

“Human Genome Project-Write” Unveiled

Secret Genome Meeting

Life After Sequencing

Illuminating the Interactome

Human Gene Set Shrinks Again

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Sharing the Wealth

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Genomics Investment Boosts US Economy

Opinion: The Payoff of Big Science

Erica Larschan: Hitting Her Targets

The Road Less Traveled

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