Monday, April 15, 2002

Bacteria 'message' to each other. Bacteria are able to warn each other to resist antibiotics, new research suggest. [BBC News: sci/tech] This signalling happens through the air. What a surprizing result. 12:42:13 PM

Complete genome map 'in 2003'. The sequencing of the human genome will be finished by next year, a leading scientist says at a conference in China. [BBC News: sci/tech] An interesting factoid from the article, humans have 30,000 genes. That is only 6 times the number in E. coli. Chimps have very similar sequence, greater than 90% identical. So why are we sentient and they are not? It turns out, its the pattern of gene expression. We use these genes in different ways and that makes all the difference. 12:23:37 PM