Zhu Lilan, minister of science and technology, said the publishing of the map and preliminary conclusion of the human genome would play an important role in promoting the development of life science and biotechnology.

• 中国科技部部长朱丽兰说，人类基因组图谱及初步分析结果的公布，将对生命科学和生物技术的发展起到重要的推动作用。