Human Genome Count Betting Period Extended 10
appleLaserWriter writes "Genomic Scientists still don't know how many genes are in the Human Genome. While they continue to sequence and analyze DNA data Dr. Ewan Birney has opened has opened a betting pool where scientists can submit their best guess. The pool has been extended for a further five years, so the information technology opportunities for genomics can only continue to grow."
A hundred jillion bazillion or... (Score:1)
Where's the rush to guess now?
Well... (Score:5, Funny)
*rimshot* Thank you, I'm here all week!
Re:Well... (Score:2)
dupe? (Score:3, Funny)
I sense a glitch in the matrix...
Re:dupe? (Score:1)
Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)
Anyone read the article? (Score:5, Interesting)
As expected, it's c. At the deadline, it's still unclear how many genes there are, but since there are far fewer, apparently, than anyone had guessed, the low bettors from each year were awarded the pot. The main winner (who noted in the NYT article that he had come up with his guess while drunk) headed back to the bar to blow his winnings on booze and was last seen stumbling off with some equally drunk woman. So don't say this was a pointless exercise.
Personally, it's not obvious to me that there won't be another 20k small RNAs discovered, but then I had a number in the 47,000 range...
Google link to nytimes story (Score:1, Informative)
Here's the google link to the nytimes betting pool [nytimes.com] story. Damn the ny times for that reg crap anyway.
-robSlimo
interesting but largely pointless... (Score:1)
Of course, what this post tells us yet again is that sci