The three University of California laboratories that manage the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, announced on November 3rd the appointment of Dr. Trevor Hawkins as Director of the JGI. Dr. Hawkins replaces Dr. Elbert Branscomb who will assume a leadership…
Consortium to Sequence Fugu Fish: Potential Boon for Gene Hunters
by Lynn Yarris BERKELEY, CA — Scientists searching the human genome data for genes and the DNA sequences that control their activity will soon have a valuable new resource, courtesy of the Japanese delicacy known as fugu (Fugu rubripes), the puffer fish. An international consortium, led by researchers at the Joint Genome Institute (JGI) of…
International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium Announces “Working Draft” of Human Genome
The Human Genome Project public consortium today announced that it has assembled a working draft of the sequence of the human genome–the genetic blueprint for a human being. This major milestone involved two tasks: placing large fragments of DNA in the proper order to cover all of the human chromosomes, and determining the DNA sequence…
JGI Sequences “Supergerm” Genome in One Day
Only three weeks ago the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute announced completion of the working draft covering human chromosomes 5, 16 and 19. Today, JGI Deputy Director Trevor Hawkins was able to highlight a new milestone. In collaboration with Drs. Barbara Murray (UofT Houston Med. School) and George Weinstock (Baylor College of Medicine), the…
Researchers Decode Three Human Chromosomes
U.S. Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson announced today that researchers at the Department of Energy’s Joint Genome Institute in Walnut Creek, California, have decoded in draft form the genetic information on human chromosomes 5, 16 and 19. The chromosomes contain an estimated 10-15,000 genes, including those whose defects may lead to genetically linked diseases such…