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http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml
Website with a large number of data and information, on research, ethical questions, legal questions. Has also a section with publications.
Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project (HGP) was a 13-year project coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. During the early years of the HGP, the Wellcome Trust (U.K.) became a major partner; additional contributions came from Japan, France, Germany, China, and others. See our history page for more information.
Project goals were to
- identify all the approximately 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA,
- determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA,
- store this information in databases,
- improve tools for data analysis,
- transfer related technologies to the private sector, and
- address the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project.
| Source | U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Compatibility | N/A |
| Rating | 4 |
| Language | en |