GENETICS: Was the Human Genome Project Worth the Effort?

Medical genetics, the human genome project and public health.

I want to describe, in non-technical terms, what I believe the human genome project and modern genetics are. I will leave it to you to see where the ramifications of this presentation go. Because, although I will give you a few current examples, most of the returns from this new era in human genetics will be reaped in the future, not the present. Indeed, the challenge of connecting the genetics...

ASHG human genome committee report. The human genome project: implications for human genetics.

The Human Genome Project will impact significantly on all branches ofhuman genetics, from the most basic research to the most practical clinical applications. The project also has social and legal implications that will impact mostly on human geneticists involved in patient care and genetic counseling. To assess this impact and to advise The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), the societ...

The Human Genome Project.

Dear readers, The last few decades have seen a number of exciting developments in genetics. First, Watson and Crick broke the genetic code; since then, tech-nologic and methodologic breakthroughs have permitted the study and direct manipulation of our DNA. Now there is an international ground swell to map and sequence the human genome. The Bush administration had originally requested $128 milli...

The Human Genome Project.

The Human Genome Project

genetic mapping; DNA; applied research; molecular genetics T Human Genome Project is an international research project whose primary mission is to decipher the chemical sequence of the complete human genetic material (i.e., the entire genome), identify all 50,000 to 100,000 genes contained within the genome, and provide research tools to analyze all this genetic information. This ambitious proj...