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How many genes does it take to make a person?

  • Written by Sean Nee, Research Professor of Ecosystem Science and Management, Pennsylvania State University
imageDo we contain the most elaborate set of instructions?Genome image via www.shutterstock.com.

We humans like to think of ourselves as on the top of the heap compared to all the other living things on our planet. Life has evolved over three billion years from simple one-celled creatures through to multicellular plants and animals coming in all shapes...

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