World news from the BBC.
The Democratic Party convention in the United States has started a second day in the city of Charlotte North Carolina. The highlight is expected to be a speech by the former Democratic President Bill Clinton. Our BBC correspondent at the convention says Mr. Clinton is more popular than ever and a key asset for President Obama in his campaign for reelection.
Scientists have published the most detailed analysis to date of the human genome. Fergus Walsh has more.
More than 400 scientists in five countries including Britain shared this project which explored the entire function of the human genome, the genetic
blueprint
of life. It's a huge task. There are three billion pairs of genetic code in our genome. Up to now, most of the researcher's attentions have been on just 2% of our DNA called genes. But writing in the Journal Nature, the team say they have found that 80% of our genome has a specific function. They have also discovered a vast rate of DAN switches, 4 million of them, which control genes.
The researchers say the information will provide new avenues for those trying to understand and treat disease.
Palestinian officials in the Gaza Strip say an Israeli air strike has killed three people and wounded a fourth. The Israeli military confirmed the attack which it said targeted a group of militants preparing to fire rockets, said Israel, from the center of the Gaza Strip. The military said the group had been involved in previous rocket attacks on southern Israel.