"The human genome was sequenced, and in the process of moving that forward the technology that was developed was incredible. And because of their efforts in the human genome, that technology is available to folks like us."
Northern Arizona University's Paul Keim at the ScienceWriters2011 conference. The ability to compare genomes is a powerful tool for identifying the origins of a natural disease outbreak or bioterrorism. Keim's team examined the anthrax mailed to victims in the 2001 attacks and determined that it did not come from Iraq.
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