Genome Sequences --
Genome Sequence Acquisition and Analysis --
Defining Genomes --
What Is Genomics? --
How Are Whole Genomes Sequenced? --
What Is an E-Value? --
Why Do the Databases Contain So Many Partial Sequences? --
How Do We Make Sense of All These Bases? --
Which Draft Sequence Is Better? --
Can We Predict Protein Functions? --
How Well Are Genes Conserved in Diverse Species? --
How Do You Know Which Bases Form a Gene? --
How Many Proteins Can One Gene Make? --
What Have We Learned from the Human Genome Draft Sequences? --
Overview of Human Genome First Draft --
Summary Statements --
Whose DNA Did We Sequence? --
How Do You Fit a Line to Data? --
Can We Describe a Typical Human Gene? --
When Are the Data Sufficient? --
Can the Genome Alter Gene Expression Without Changing the DNA Sequence? --
Genome Sequences Answer Interesting Questions --
Evolution of Genomes --
How Did Eukaryotes Evolve? --
Are the Hit Numbers Significantly Different? --
What Is the Origin of Our Species? --
How Do You Know if the Tree Is Right? --
Genomic Identifications --
How Can We Identify Biological Weapons? --
How Long Can DNA Survive? --
How Did Tuberculosis Reach North America? --
How Are Newly Emerging Diseases Identified? --
Biomedical Genome Research --
Can We Use Genomic Sequences to Make New Vaccines? --
Can We Make New Types of Antibiotics? --
Can We Invent New Types of Medication? --
How Can E. coli Be Lethal and in Our Intestines at the Same Time? --
How Can You Tell if Base Compositions Are Different? --
Genomic Variations.