Duncan, David Ewing. November 2002. 100% genetically analyzed. Wired. A journalist learns his possible genetic future—a bit melodramatic, but a fairly accurate look at where health care is headed.

Gavaghans, Helen. November 11, 2002. UK Biobank to go on the political agenda. The Scientist 16(22):24–25. As the British population ages, disease-causing genes will be identified.

Kirkness, Ewen, et al. September 26, 2003. The dog genome: Survey sequencing and comparative analysis. Science 301:1898–1903. Dogs have counterparts to 360 human diseases.

Kristof, Nicholas D. February 11, 2003. Staying alive, staying human. The New York Times, p. F1. Another reporter has his genome scanned.

Lewis, Ricki. October 20, 2003. A genetic check-up: Lessons from Huntington disease and cystic fibrosis. The Scientist 17(20):24–26. Testing for common disorders is more complex than testing for single-gene disorders.

Lewis, Ricki. July 24, 2000. Keeping up: Genetics to genomics in four editions. The Scientist 14:46. A look at the evolution of this textbook.

Singer, Peter A., and Abdallah S. Daar. October 5, 2001. Harnessing genomics and biotechnology to improve global health equity. Science 294:87–89. The New African Initiative is an effort to ensure that all cultures have access to biotechnology.

Vastag, Brian. January 8, 2003. Gene chips inch toward the clinic. The Journal of the American Medical Association 289(2):155–56. Applications of DNA microarray technology are now regular reading in medical journals.

Venter, J.C., et al. April 2, 2004. Environmental genome shotgun sequencing of the Sargasso Sea. Science 304: 6-74. Life lurks even in places where we can't see it.