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Human Genetic Variation -- Science's 'Breakthrough of the Year'

Posted December 20, 2007 4:05 PM

From PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news:

In 2007, researchers were dazzled by the degree to which genomes differ from one human to another and began to understand the role of these variations in disease and personal traits. Science and its publisher, AAAS, the nonprofit science society, recognize Â"Human Genetic VariationÂ" as the Breakthrough of the Year, and identify nine other of the year`s most significant scientific accomplishments in the 21 December issue.

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12/21/2007 9:00 AM

Thanks for the article. It just shows that we are only beginning to scratch the surface of understanding the genetic of humankind.

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12/22/2007 5:36 AM

As dedicated researchers dig further and further into the DNA sequence, it is easily seen that the DNA code is actually Biological Software,written to base 4.

Far better written than any Man-made Computer program, the DNA is self-replicating, with full error check and correction each time the DNA/RNA/DNA zipper replicating system actually works.

The DNA in each human cell is tightly coiled up,and if able to be straightened out, would be over 800 feet long.

Even the parts of the DNA which appear to do absolutely nothing, are there for a reason.

The complexity of it all, will probably never be solved.

You just have to realise that it is designed very well....

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