Science Daily anounced today that an international consortium compleated a map of human genetic variation.

In a paper in the Oct. 27 issue of the journal Nature, more than 200 researchers from Canada, China, Japan, Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States describe the initial results from their public-private effort to chart the patterns of genetic variation that are common in the world's population. The results provide overwhelming evidence that variation in the human genome is organized into local neighborhoods, called haplotypes, that usually are inherited as intact blocks of information.

What this landmark achievment means is, an acceleration in finding the genetic causes for heart disease, cancer, asthma, and a host of other common diseases.

Please find the complete article here: International Consortium Completes Map Of Human Genetic Variation

It is achievments such as this that prove the need for the adequate funding for research, adequate funding for education, and just as important, support of those doing blue-sky research.

Imagine the potential breakthroughs that could be made.

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