Human Genome Project

The Human Genome Project (HGP) endeavored to map the human genome down to the nucleotide (or base pair) level and to identify all the genes present in it.

External links

• Human Genome News. Published from 1989 to 2002 by the US Department of Energy, this newsletter was a major communications method for coordination of the Human Genome Project. Complete online archives are available.
• Project Gutenberg hosts e-texts for Human Genome Project, titled Human Genome Project, Chromosome Number # (# denotes 01-22, X and Y). This information is raw sequence, released in November 2002; access to entry pages with download links is available through http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3501 for Chromosome 1 sequentially to http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/3524 for the Y Chromosome. Note that this sequence might not be considered definitive due to ongoing revisions and refinements. In addition to the chromosome files, there is a supplementary information file dated March 2004 which contains additional sequence information.
• The HGP information pages
• Ensembl project, an automated annotation system and browser for the human genome
• UCSC genome browser
• Nature magazine's human genome gateway, including the HGP's paper on the draft genome sequence
• Wellcome charitable trust description of HGP "Your Genes, your health, your future".
• Learning about the Human Genome. Part 1: Challenge to Science Educators. ERIC Digest.
• Learning about the Human Genome. Part 2: Resources for Science Educators. ERIC Digest.
• Clinton Tries To Take Credit For Celera's Achievement by David Holcberg
• Patenting Life by Merrill Goozner
• Genome Breakthrough by Ronald Bailey
• Prepared Statement of Craig Venter of Celera Venter discusses Celera's progress in deciphering the human genome sequence and its relationship to healthcare and to the federally funded Human Genome Project.