In 2004, a group of researchers – some from academia, others from industry – took stock of the future of genetic research. The Human Genome Project had been completed the year prior, and at the time they communicated their thoughts to the journal Genome Research, roughly 200 species already had their complete genomes sequenced, with another chiliad still under investigation in laboratories across the country.
Read MoreSome 3000 years after his death, King Tut is finally airing his dirty laundry. New DNA evidence suggests that Tutankhamen's parents were actually brother and sister.
The fascinating tale of the experiments that proved this, along with a detailed family tree of Tut can be found on National Geographic's website.
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