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Who has finished what?

Robert Walgate

Genome Biology 2000, 1:spotlight-20000627-02 doi:10.1186/gb-spotlight-20000627-02

Published: 27 June 2000

The 'first draft' of the human genome sequence has been 'finished', but discussions continue about what is meant by finished, and who can patent what portions of the genome sequence and its annotation.