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Ban on Genetic Discrimination in Workplace
This was mean to ban the discrimination and give equal opportunities to people with disabilities -
Physical Map of Human Genome Completed
A map used to mark STS's and took a long time to complete but once done was a huge milestone -
International Strategy Meeting on Human Genome Sequencing
Scientists have met to compare sequencing methods and discuss data release guidelines. This was scientist all around the world gathering -
Human Gene Map Created
Picture of the ruler in front of the EST maps Scientists have produced a map showing the positions of ESTs representing fragments. -
Human DNA Sequence Begins
The National Human Genome Research Institute has financed pilot projects to identify effective strategies for the complete sequencing of the human genome. -
Recommendations on Genetic Testing
The NIH-DOE Working Group on Ethical, Legal and Social Implications of Human Genome Research was set up to review genetic testing in the United States. -
HGP Map Included 30,000 Human Genes
GP researchers published a gene map of 30,000 human genes, calculated to represent approximately one-third of the total human genes. -
Genome of Roundworm C. elegans Sequenced
C. elegans measures one millimeter in length and lives in dirt. It was the first animal - complete with nervous and digestive systems and a system for reproducing sexually - to have its genome deciphered. -
Full-scale Human Genome Sequencing
HGP researchers progressed their goal of obtaining a draft sequence spanning 90% of the human genome to 2000 and a year and a half before it was previously expected. Full-scale human genome sequences have began. -
Chromosome 22
The HGP completed its earliest completed, full-length sequence of the human chromosome-Chromosome 22. -
Free Access to Genomic Information
The President and Prime Minister Blair released a Joint Statement to ensure that the public profit as much as possible from the human genome sequence. -
First Draft of the Human Genome Sequence Released
The Human Genome Project international consortium released the very first draft and original review of the human genome sequence. The draft sequence concerned more than 90% of the human genome -
Researchers Find Genetic Variation Associated with Prostate Cancer
Researchers identified a chromosome 1 gene associated with an inherited type of prostate cancer. -
Human Genome Project Completed
The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium had announced a major accomplishment of the Human Genome Project more than two years ahead of schedule and budget. The main objective of this project was to create a human genome reference sequence. -
Fiftieth Anniversary of Watson and Crick's Description of the Double Helix
A paper appeared in the journal Nature in April 1953 proposing a double helix structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid DNA. The determination of the molecular structure of the gene was one of the most important achievements of all science. -
The First National DNA Day Celebrated
The United States Congress adopted a resolution setting aside April 25 as National DNA Day. The date was chosen to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication by Francis Crick and James Watson of a seminal paper explaining the double helix DNA model and the recent official completion of the Human Genome Project.
