Soon we will know the sequence of the human genome, or some humans' genomes, anyway – and then what? The sequence alone will not tell us which parts function as genes, much less what those genes do.

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The landmark ideas of Watson and Crick relied heavily on the work of other scientists. What did the duo actually discover? Many people believe that American biologist James Watson and English ...