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big role in Human Genome 2.0 It's not officially called Human
Genome 2.0. But, key scientists say the research results
published Wednesday should re-kindle some of the promise of the
Human Genome Project. One of those key scientists is John
Stamatoyannopoloulos of the University of Washington, along with
his team of about 40 researchers. "One of the important hopes
here is that this will reinvigorate drug development that’s
built around the genome," he says. The main project is called
the "Encyclopedia of DNA Elements," or ENCODE.
Stamatoyannopoloulos is one of seven principal investigators,
located around the world, involved with the work. The Human
Genome Project showed that only about 1.5% of our DNA is
actually in the form of genes – the code that makes every cell
in our body run -- but the other 98.5% was considered far less
important. Since then, scientists have begun to appreciate how
vital that other DNA is. For example, much of that extra