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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(8):552-554; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.8.552
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 8, 552-554, April 17, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

NEWS

For Proteomics Research, A New Race Has Begun

Tom Reynolds

When the human genome sequence was completed ahead of schedule in 2000, news reports declared the start of a new race to decode the human proteome—the full set of proteins encoded by those genes.

As impressive as biology’s first Big Science milestone was, the challenges of proteomics make genomics look almost elementary. In fact, researchers say, the comparison itself is misleading, because no definitive proteome actually exists for humans or any other organism.

But while the concept may be slippery, proteomics—a term coined in 1994 by Mark Wilkins and colleagues at Macqarie University in Sydney, Australia—has undeniably become biology’s favorite buzzword. Start-up companies and established pharmaceutical firms are lofting its banner to signal their position on the leading edge of biotech. Proteomics centers and institutes are proliferating at universities around the world. And the Human Proteome Organization will hold its first annual meeting in Versailles, France, in November.

So, what . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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