Questions Arise Over Alleged Google Gene Project
Ben Charny writes in eWeek:
Search giant Google Inc. began work early this year with several noted scientists to make information on human genes more readily available, claims a new book profiling the Internet search giant.
According to "The Google Story" by Pulitzer Prize winner David Vise, the world's most popular Internet search engine and the scientists involved believe the project will vastly improve future medical care, plus considerably speed up the pace of medical and genetic research.
The book contends that Google has already had access to the details of about 30,000 sets of human genes mapped by geneticist Craig Venter and others from the National Institutes of Health.
Venter, interviewed for the book, is quoted as saying the project is something "geneticists have wanted to do for generations.
A Venter representative, casting doubts on the project, said during an interview Monday, "We do not have any ongoing projects with Google," and wouldn't comment further.
posted by Fergie @ 11/21/2005 04:20:00 PM
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