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Human Genome Project
-Where Do We Go From Here?
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Background
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September 2001
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| The Human Genome Project (HGP)
began in 1990 as an effort by researchers from around the
world to map and sequence the human genome - the totality
of human DNA - as well as the genomes of important
experimental organisms, like yeast, the nematode worm, and
mouse. In 2000, the collaborators in the HGP announced the
completion of a draft revealing the sequence of 90% of
human DNA. In February 2001, the initial analysis of the
genome sequence was published in the scientific
literature.
The information obtained through
sequencing the Human Genome has now fuelled researchers to
discover the functions of the vast number of genes humans
have and the interrelationships that occur between genes.
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Human Genome Project Menu
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Assessment
Achievement Task
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The Human Genome
Project originally was planned to last 15 years, but
effective resource and technological advances have
accelerated the expected completion date to 2003.
This
picture diagrams the process of translating information in
DNA to proteins. Click
picture for full size.
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