Genetics

Genome
The Human Genome Proj and Celera announced their results  in Feb. 2001 and
they are now estimating 30-40K genes which is apparently lower than most people thought.

The two teams, which worked independently, estimated roughly the same
number of human genes: about 26,000 to 39,000 according to Celera, and about
30,000 to 40,000 according to the consortium. Scientists with both groups said
the best bet is something fewer than 35,000.

That's surprisingly low, leaders of both scientific teams said.

The new estimates are fairly close to the 25,000 genes in the small flowering
plant called Arabidopsis thaliana, the 19,000 genes in the tiny worm C. elegans,
or the 13,600 genes in the fruitfly Drosophila.