In "Cracking the Honey Bee's Genetic Code," Bee Culture, April 2003,' I reported that a consortium of scientists and others led by Dr. Gene Robinson at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign had developed a honey bee genome proposal, which was given high priority and had been funded. Sequencing of the estimated 16,000 genes began December 13,2002 and was expected to be complete sometime in the Spring of 2003. After sequencing, the genome will have to be "annotated." This lengthy process gives sense to the project by providing information on where the genes are and what they are responsible for.
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