Decoding sequence of human genome completed

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiyuki Sakaki (L), Japanese director of a project to decode the sequence of the human genome, presents Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi with a set of CD-ROMs recording a map of the human genome at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 14. The leaders of six countries -- Japan, the United States, Britain, France, Germany and China -- issued a joint statement marking the completion of decoding of the human genome. (Kyodo)

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