news archive genetic news - March 9, 2003

March 9, 2003

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-	Protein Structure Initiative Center Maps Protein Universe Protein shapes that nature repeats over and over again constructs the billions of complex proteins that make up life
-	Cowabunga! Scientists to Start Bovine Genome Project US NHGRI Approves Cow Sequencing; Launch Contingent on Funding
-	Alcohol Researchers Relate a Genetic Factor to Anxiety in Women The culprit is the catechol-O-methyltranferase gene, or COMT, a major enzyme responsible for the metabolism of certain neurotransmitters