Friday, June 1, 2007

DNA co-discoverer Watson sequences his own genome

DNA co-discoverer Watson gets his genome sequenced (Reuters)

James D. Watson (L), co-discoverer of the DNA helix and father of the Human Genome Project, prepares to autograph his book for a researcher at the Baylor College of Medicine's Human Genome Sequencing Center in Houston May 31, 2007. (Richard Carson/Reuters)Reuters - More than 50 years after helping to uncover the double-helix structure of DNA, James D. Watson has seen his own genome, and said on Thursday he will publish it for science to use.


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