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The EEOC issued a modification on the definition of disability.
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Scientists created a map shaping the locations of ESTs. -James Watson
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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
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HGP researchers released a gene map that included 30,000 human genes, estimated to represent approximately one-third of the total human genes.
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the HGP completed the first finished, full-length sequence of a human chromosome
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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.
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The Human Genome Project international consortium published a first draft and initial analysis of the human genome sequence
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Researchers identified a gene on chromosome 1 associated with a hereditary form of prostate cancer
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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.