Bioscience:Secrets of the Sequence(36)
The Nobel Prize went to Dr. Brenner and two of his students who discovered roundworm genes control organ development, plus genes that signal cells to die. Roundworm research uncovered striking similarities between genes of simple organisms and humans. Genes in animals usually have a human counterpart. So studying animal genomes sheds light on the human genome.
- Added:2006
- Country:America
- Duration:30
- Time of update:2011/8/16 11:47:12