Decoding mankind, Human genome project has shown humans are 99.9 percent the same

FOR eons, human beings have judged others by the color of theirskin or hair or even by their width.

But if we judge others, we judge ourselves. We are 99.9 percentthe same.

The deciphering of the human genome has taught us that and more.

The man who essentially did it - J. Craig Venter - said he wastotally surprised by the incredible similarity of genetic content notonly among humans, but between humans and other animals.

"It was unpredicted and pretty exciting," Venter said.

"We have 100 trillion cells and the same genetic code as eachother, with minor differences among all of us," he said. "We givegreat importance to what seem like big …