WOW! Here is an interesting article, especially because it ties right in to what we're studying now in class.

"Scientists have reached a landmark point in one of the world's most important scientific projects by sequencing the last chromosome in the Human Genome, the so-called "book of life".

This project, which began in 1990, has identified 20,000 to 25,000 human genes in our 46 chromosomes responsible for everything from dimples to diabetes in us and is one of the biggest scientific accomplishments since landing a man on the moon! 25,000 genes packed into the tiny nucleus of every cell...unbelievable. What's really interesting though is that this article is tucked away in the science section of this news website. Why isn't this of more importance? Why do "news" stories about who got eliminated from Idol or Brittany Spears' baby receive more attention than something like this? Seriously...what do you guys think about this? Does anyone think this speaks poorly of our country when people from Germany or Japan look at our news services? If you comment to this post you will receive extra credit. I want to know how you feel about this. If you want to post as anonymous, that's fine. You can tell me it was you in class.