Editing 2000 in science (section)

==Biology==
* January 6 – The last naturally conceived [[Pyrenean ibex]] is found dead, apparently killed by a falling tree.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/01/23/the-species-that-went-extinct-twice|title=The Species That Went Extinct Twice|last=Smith|first=Kiona N.|date=2021-01-23|website=Forbes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131073011/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2021/01/23/the-species-that-went-extinct-twice/|archive-date=2021-01-31|url-status=live}}</ref>
* June 26 – 'Rough draft' of the [[Human Genome Project|human genome]] is announced jointly by President of the United States [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Tony Blair]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/project/clinton1.shtml|title=White House Press Release|accessdate=2011-08-04|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629132412/http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/project/clinton1.shtml|archivedate=2011-06-29|url-status=live}}</ref>
* December 14 – The full genome sequence of the flowering plant ''[[Arabidopsis thaliana]]'' is published in ''[[Nature (journal)|Nature]]''.
* A population of the [[Siamese crocodile]], previously believed [[extinct in the wild]] since 1992, is located in the [[Cardamom Mountains]] of Cambodia.
* 10-year [[Census of Marine Life]] launched.<ref>{{cite web|title=Census of Marine Life|url=http://www.coml.org/|accessdate=2011-10-10}}</ref>