Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute director Prof Mike Stratton said the results were "remarkable" and would "stand as a foundation stone for human biology for many years".

BBC: Detailed map of genome function

In London, musician and activist Peter Gabriel spoke about water as a human right before British singer Joss Stone performed.

BBC: 'Space clown' hosts global show

The absolute limits of non-enhanced human athletic performance may well be set in stone.

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Japanese ambassador Keiichi Hayashi told those present the stone was a "symbol of human suffering during World War II and the ongoing quest for peace".

BBC: Hiroshima stone

Two Bronze Age burial pots containing human remains have been found at the base of a standing stone in Angus.

BBC: Human remains found in Bronze Age pots

Rectangular niches of varying sizes carved into the surface contain ritual objects, Buddhas, deities, human and animal figures, and conic architectural shapes that may represent other temples (possibly the stele is a stone version of the painted maps depicting the Jain sites).

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