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NPRGenomic Research, 50 Years after DNA-Structure Discovery

  • April 13, 2003, 12:00 AM

Fifty years after James Watson and Francis Crick discover the structure of DNA, genomic research thrives. Some say the Human Genome Project, a national effort to identify the approximately 30,000 genes in human DNA, will change the way illness, prevention and treatment are defined. Hear Francis Collins of the National Human Genome Research Institute.

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