A press release of July 28 from Celera stated that one million sequences (500 million bp of sequence ) have been completed from the Drosophila genome. Below is a quote from the press release. "Celera expects to complete the random sequencing phase of Drosophila in early September when it will begin sequencing the human genome. This will entail completing another 2 million sequences-or about 1 billion letters of genetic code. Working with the Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project (BDGP), Celera will then fill gaps and resolve ambiguities in the sequence to produce finished sequence. Celera will begin making sequence data available to the public in October 1999, and anticipates release of the completed sequence by the end of the year and publication in collaboration with the BDGP in early 2000."