HOUSTON, May 31 (UPI) -- U.S. scientist and Nobel laureate James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA double helix, has become the first human to receive his own personal genome sequence.

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The first draft of the bovine genome sequence, a process known as cDNA, is reported ready for biomedical and agricultural researchers worldwide.

WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) -- U.S.-led researchers said Tuesday they have sequenced the genome of the Brown Norway rat, only the third mammal to be sequenced, after humans and mice.

Today's birthdays include country singer Eddy Arnold, who was born in 1918 (age 85); pianist Erroll Garner, in 1921 (age 82); Trini Lopez in 1937 (age 66); Little River Band guitarist Graham Goble in 1947 (age 56)...

The weekly UPI Today in Music package for May 10-16.

Today's birthdays include country singer Eddy Arnold, who was born in 1918 (age 84); Trini Lopez in 1937 (age 65); Little River Band guitarist Graham Goble in 1947 (age 55); Brian Eno in 1948 (age 54); Toto's Dennis Fredericksen in 1951 (age 51); Mike Old

Today in Music advance package, May 11-17, 2002.

VAN HALEN Van Halen and Warner Bros. Records have parted ways after 25 years, 11 studio albums and three lead singers.

?OZZFEST 2002? System of a Down will headline Ozzfest 2002, which is expected to kick off in July.