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01/13/2008: "Human genetic variation is "scientific breakthrough of the year""

In 2007, researchers were dazzled by the degree to which genomes differ from one human to another and began to understand the role of these variations in disease and personal traits.

"In 2007, advances on several fronts drove home for the first time how much DNA differs from person to person, too. It's a huge conceptual leap that will affect everything from how doctors treat diseases to how we see ourselves and protect our privacy."

[ Genetics catches up to ancient knowledge of evolution. Wow. ]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071220140817.htm