But the Wellcome Trust saidthe work of theMouse Sequencing Consortium was complementary to that of Celera because it involved a different strain of mouse.
Kathy Lennon, who was one of the singing Lennon Sisters and became friends with Funicello after appearing on "The Mickey Mouse Club, " said she and Funicello stayed in touch until a few years ago, when Lennon made her usual call to wish the actress a happy birthday and learned that MS had robbed her of her ability to speak.
Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who is currently conducting his own "National Conversation" on Scotland's constitutional future, dismissed the report as a "constitutional mouse" at a time when he saidthe powers to build a "lion economy" were needed.