Essay Archive - A Massive Project for the Benefit of Mankind: A Look at the Human Genome Project
A Massive Project for the Benefit of Mankind: A Look at the Human Genome Project
Scientists are taking medical technology to new heights as they race to
map all of the genes, nearly 100,000, in the 23 chromosomes of the human body.
Along the way, they hope to understand the basis of, and maybe even develop
methods of treating certain genetic diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Muscular
Dystrophy. They plan to do this by identifying the DNA sequence of an abnormal
gene in which a disease or....
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