DNA Timeline

Ban on Genetic Discrimination in Workplace

1995

The EEOC issued a modification on the definition of disability.
Discovered by Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Human Gene Map Created

1996

Scientists created a map shaping the locations of ESTs. -James Watson

Recommendations on Genetic Testing

1997

A Task Force on Genetic Testing was created by the NIH-DOE Working Group on Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genome Research to review genetic testing

HGP Map Included 30,000 Human Genes

1998

HGP researchers released a gene map that included 30,000 human genes, estimated to represent approximately one-third of the total human genes.

Chromosomes 22

1999

the HGP completed the first finished, full-length sequence of a human chromosome

Free Access to Genomic Information

2000

U.S. President Clinton and U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair stated that raw, fundamental data about human genome sequence and its variations should be freely available.

First Draft of the Human Genome Sequence Released

2001

The Human Genome Project international consortium published a first draft and initial analysis of the human genome sequence

Researchers Find Genetic Variation Associated with Prostate Cancer

2002

Researchers identified a gene on chromosome 1 associated with a hereditary form of prostate cancer

Human Genome Project Completed

2003

The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the successful completion of the Human Genome Project more than two years ahead of schedule and under budget.