ENCODE data describes function of human genome: Study produces massive data set, novel publishing strategy
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - 13:31
in Biology & Nature
The Human Genome Project produced an almost complete order of the 3 billion pairs of chemical letters in the DNA that embodies the human genetic code -- but little about the way this blueprint works. Now, after a multi-year concerted effort by more than 440 researchers in 32 labs around the world, a more dynamic picture gives the first holistic view of how the human genome actually does its job.