61.   But some biotechnology companies, including CuraGen, raised hundreds of millions of dollars from investors last year amidst the excitement over the sequencing of the human genome.

62.   But the human genome has been mapped out and the technology, however immature, is evolving rapidly.

63.   But the human genome sequence papers were widely thought to be of historic, almost epic, importance, scientists said.

64.   But the completion of the human genome, as well as the eventual completion of the mouse genome, are just the first steps of a long scientific journey.

65.   But the mapping of the human genome nearly two years ago opened the door to an entirely different approach to medicine.

66.   But since the mapping of the human genome earlier this year, frozen test tubes of white blood cells and slides with slices of tumors have become hot properties.

67.   But there is a huge gap between producing a map of the human genome and doing anything with it.

68.   But they are now possibilities held out by the Horse Genome Project, the equine version of the human genome effort.

69.   But the real reason for the breakdown, these sources say, was not the testimony but a disagreement over acceptable standards for completing the human genome sequence.

70.   But they say their talks are free-ranging, covering everything from democracy to the human genome project.