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January 15, 2004

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-	Lexicon Genetics has Initiated More Than 40 Drug Discovery Programs from its Genome5000(TM) Program These drug discovery programs are in the fields of diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, psychiatric and neurological disorders, cancer, immune system disorders and ophthalmic disease.
-	Ancient DNA mutations permitted humans to adapt to colder climates Changes in cells’ mitochondria may explain current predispositions to common diseases
-	Gene May Be Key To Evolution Of Larger Human Brain Researchers have identified a gene that appears to have played a role in the expansion of the human brain’s cerebral cortex.