Premature aging gene discovered

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The gene for Werner's syndrome, a rare premature-aging disease, has been identified. Gerard Schellenberg's Seattle-based team, which had been sharing data with competing labs, found the gene with large-scale sequencing. The coded protein is a helicase, which unwinds DNA for repair and replication.

Aging, Genetic aspects

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Genome researchers take the pledge: data sharing

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The National Center for Human Genome Research bestowed grants on six genetics labs with the stipulation that they would share raw DNA-sequence data almost immediately. Patents on preliminary data are discouraged. The grantees agreed, but worried that quick release of data could sacrifice accuracy.

Laws, regulations and rules, Human Genome Project, Technical communication, Communication of technical information, United States. National Human Genome Research Institute

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