Dr. Francis Collins is the Director of the National Institutes of Health. The video, courtesy of National Human Genome Research Institute, comes from the June 2000 press conference announcing the completion of the Human Genome Project, which Dr. Collins led. Dr. Venter is the founder, chairman, and president of The J. Craig Venter Institute.
DNA is packaged in a chromosome.
Higher cells incorporate an ancient chromosome.
Some DNA does not encode protein.
Some DNA can jump.
Genes can be turned on and off.
Genes can be moved between species.
DNA responds to signals from outside the cell.
Different genes are active in different kinds of cells.
Master genes control basic body plans.
Development balances cell growth and death.
A genome is an entire set of genes.
Living things share common genes.
DNA is only the beginning for understanding the human genome.