History of DNA

Ban on Genetic discrimination in the workplace

1995

https://www.genome.gov/25520374/online-education-kit-1995-ban-on-genetic-discrimination-in-workplace

Map of Human Genome Completed

1995

https://www.genome.gov/25520376/online-education-kit-1995-physical-map-of-human-genome-completed

International Strategy Meeting on Human Genome sequencing

1996

https://www.genome.gov/25520377/online-education-kit-1996-international-strategy-meeting-on-human-genome-sequencing

Human Gene Map Created

1996

https://www.genome.gov/25520383/online-education-kit-1996-human-gene-map-created

Human DNA sequencing begins

1996

https://www.genome.gov/25520384/online-education-kit-1996-human-dna-sequence-begins

Recommendations on Genetic testing

1997

https://www.genome.gov/25520387/online-education-kit-1997-recommendations-on-genetic-testing

HGP Map included 30,000 Human Genes

1998

https://www.genome.gov/25520391/online-education-kit-1998-hgp-map-included-30000-human-genes

Genome of Roundworm C. elegans Sequenced

1998

https://www.genome.gov/25520394/online-education-kit-1998-genome-of-roundworm-c-elegans-sequenced

Full scale Human Genome Sequencing

1999

https://www.genome.gov/25520395/online-education-kit-1999-fullscale-human-genome-sequencing

Chromosome 22

1999

https://www.genome.gov/25520396/online-education-kit-1999-chromosome-22

Free Acess to Genomic Information

2000

https://www.genome.gov/25520476/online-education-kit-2000-free-access-to-genomic-information

First Draft of Human Genome Sequencing released

2001

https://www.genome.gov/25520483/online-education-kit-2001-first-draft-of-the-human-genome-sequence-released

Researchers find Genetic Variations associated with Prostate Cancer

2002

https://www.genome.gov/25520487/online-education-kit-2002-researchers-find-genetic-variation-associated-with-prostate-cancer

Human Genome Project Completed

2003

https://www.genome.gov/25520492/online-education-kit-2003-human-genome-project-completed

Fiftieth Anniversary of Watson’s and Crick’s description of the Double Helix

2003

https://www.genome.gov/25520493/online-education-kit-2003-fiftieth-anniversary-of-watson-and-cricks-description-of-the-double-helix

First National DNA Day celebrated

2003

https://www.genome.gov/25520494/online-education-kit-2003-the-first-national-dna-day-celebrated