Complete Sequencing vs. Reductionism in the Human Genome Project

The genome project alibi: towards a genetic reductionism?

The Maize Genome Sequencing Project.

On September 20, 2002, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the launch of the Maize Genome Sequencing Project. The momentum for this endeavor has been building within the maize (Zea mays) genetics and larger plant science community for several years. Reasons for launching a concerted effort at this time are at least 4-fold. First, advances in DNA sequencing technology now allow faste...

Update on the Maize Genome Sequencing Project The Maize Genome Sequencing Project

On September 20, 2002, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the launch of the Maize Genome Sequencing Project. The momentum for this endeavor has been building within the maize (Zea mays) genetics and larger plant science community for several years. Reasons for launching a concerted effort at this time are at least 4-fold. First, advances in DNA sequencing technology now allow faste...

Complementary DNA sequencing: expressed sequence tags and human genome project.

Automated partial DNA sequencing was conducted on more than 600 randomly selected human brain complementary DNA (cDNA) clones to generate expressed sequence tags (ESTs). ESTs have applications in the discovery of new human genes, mapping of the human genome, and identification of coding regions in genomic sequences. Of the sequences generated, 337 represent new genes, including 48 with signific...

Sequencing the Human Genome