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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.

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Gene Sweepstakes (GeneSweep)

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.

… and bar graph summarizing the bets as of May 2000. (From NHGRI History of Genomics Archive). … … Transcript: I was … Harbor Meeting on Genome Sequencing and Biology. (From NHGRI History of Genomics Archive). At the annual Cold … Specifically, the director’s report given by the then NHGRI Director Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D. included a …

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The Human Genome Project is simply a bad idea

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.

… (NCHGR), now National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). As arguably the person who played the biggest role … which it continues to influence over 20 years later. … NHGRI History of Genomics Archive NHGRI Human Genome Project Fact Sheet Elke Jordan Oral …