It should have been a year of celebration, as science passed a major milestone with the publication of the human genome sequence. Instead, a global economic slowdown and the world-changing events of 11 September have cast a long shadow. Nature's reporters look back on a tumultuous year.
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Macilwain, C. Science in a changed world. Nature 414, 836–837 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/414836a
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