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About Genomics
An interactive timeline listing key moments from the history of the project.
… establish rapid prepublication data release as the norm in genomics and other fields. Project leaders reconvene in … key moments from the history of the project. … About Genomics …
Virtual Exhibit
The Human Genome Project changed traditional understandings of how and why scientific research is conducted. It was, however, not without its detractors. Early in 1990, there was an effort to stop funding for the nascent Human Genome Project, in the form of a letter writing campaign.
… professionals in science and medicine towards the field of genomics. Their argument stemmed from a belief, shared by … a division amongst genomicists and the focus of the genomics field that existed at the time, and to some extent … these two approaches exist more harmoniously as both genomics and genetics continues to become more integrated in …
Historical Collections
The NHGRI History of Genomics Program produced this series of virtual exhibits using archival materials from our own special collections to tell interesting and important stories from the Human Genome Project and the larger history of genomics.
… The NHGRI History of Genomics Program produced this series of virtual exhibits … from the Human Genome Project and the larger history of genomics. … View the Exhibits … Virtual Exhibits … Virtual Exhibits … The NHGRI History of Genomics Program produced this series of virtual exhibits …
Virtual Exhibit
The Gene Sweepstakes — or GeneSweep as it became popularly known — was a three-year-long, sweepstakes-style contest organized by British bioinformatician Ewan Birney, Ph.D., of the European Bioinformatics Institute. Scientists participated in the contest by betting on the total number of protein-coding genes that would be identified in the human genome sequence generated by the Human Genome Project.
… the bets as of May 2000. (From NHGRI History of Genomics Archive). … … Transcript: I was this sort of young, … on Genome Sequencing and Biology. (From NHGRI History of Genomics Archive).   At the annual Cold Spring Harbor … located behind associated Tab I. (From NHGRI History of Genomics Archive). … Every contest needs rules, and GeneSweep …
Timeline
A timeline highlighting key moments in the development of eugenics, with a focus on the American eugenics movement.
… trends that misuse genetics and, through its association, genomics, this timeline highlights key moments in the … trends that misuse genetics and, through its association, genomics, this timeline highlights key moments in the …
Policy Issues
The GINA is an important U.S. civil rights law that protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information.
… , S. 1053 ). This same year marks a historical moment for genomics. On April 14th, 2003, the International Human Genome … by three different House committees: The Committees on Education and Labor; Ways and Means, and Energy and Commerce. …