History(cont'd) 2000 Celera and academic collaborators sequence the 180-Mb genome of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster Because of disagreement over a data-release policy, plans for HGP and Celera to collaborate disintegrate amid considerable sniping HGP consortium led by German and Japanese researchers publishes the complete sequence of chromosome 21 At a White House ceremony, HGP and Celera jointly announce working drafts of the human genome sequence, declare their feud at an end, and promise simultaneous publication An international consortium completes the sequencing of the first plant Arabidopsis thaliana 125 Mb HGP and Celera's plans for joint publication in Science collapse, HGP sends its paper to NatureHistory (cont’d) – 2000 Celera and academic collaborators sequence the 180-Mb genome of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster Because of disagreement over a data-release policy, plans for HGP and Celera to collaborate disintegrate amid considerable sniping. HGP consortium led by German and Japanese researchers publishes the complete sequence of chromosome 21 At a White House ceremony, HGP and Celera jointly announce working drafts of the human genome sequence, declare their feud at an end, and promise simultaneous publication An international consortium completes the sequencing of the first plant, Arabidopsis thaliana 125 Mb HGP and Celera's plans for joint publication in Science collapse; HGP sends its paper to Nature