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Physical Map of Human Genome Completed
One of the goals of the HGP was to complete a physical map with a marker every 100,000 base pairs by 1998 -
Ban on Genetic Discrimination in Workplace
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990. Its purpose is to provide equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities. -
International Strategy Meeting on Human Genome Sequencing
The attendees agreed that all human sequence data they produce should be made freely available to the public. -
Human Gene Map Created
Scientists created a map showing the locations of ESTs (expressed sequence tags) representing fragments of more than 16,000 genes from throughout the genome. -
Human DNA Sequence Begins
, the National Human Genome Research Institute funded pilot projects to find efficient strategies for completely sequencing the human genome. -
HGP Map Includes 30,000 Human Genes
HGP researchers released a gene map that included 30,000 human genes, estimated to represent approximately one-third of the total human genes. -
Recommendations on Genetic Testing
A Task Force on Genetic Testing was created by the NIH-DOE Working Group on Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Human Genome Research to review genetic testing in the United States and make recommendations to ensure the development of safe and effective genetic tests -
Full-scale Human Genome Sequencing
HGP participants advanced their goal of obtaining draft sequence covering 90 percent of the human genome to 2000, a year and a half before projected previously. Full-scale human genome sequencing began. -
Chromosome 22
chromosome 22. This accomplishment demonstrated the power of the HGP method of clone-by-clone sequencing to obtain large amounts of highly accurate sequence. In the clone-by-clone approach, clones of human DNA, such as bacterial artificial chromosomes -
Free Access to Genomic Information
The President and Prime Minister Blair issued a Joint Statement in an effort to ensure that the public derives the maximum possible benefit from the sequence of the human genome -
First Draft of the Human Genome Sequence Released
he Human Genome Project international consortium published a first draft and initial analysis of the human genome sequence. The draft sequence covered more than 90 percent of the human genome. One surprise is that the estimated number of genes was lower than expected, just 30,000-35,000. -
Researchers Find Genetic Variation Associated with Prostate Cancer
Researchers identified a gene on chromosome 1 associated with a hereditary form of prostate cancer. The work was a collaboration between researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and The Cleveland Clinic. -
The First National DNA Day Celebrated
The United States Congress passed a resolution setting aside April 25th as National DNA Day. The date was chosen to mark the 50th anniversary of the publication of the landmark paper by Francis Crick and James Watson describing the double helix model of DNA and the recent official completion of the Human Genome Project. On this day, a series of events unfolded across the country all having to do with the discovery of DNA and its impacts on science and societ -
Human Genome Project Completed
he International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the successful completion of the Human Genome Project more than two years ahead of schedule and under budget. -
Fiftieth Anniversary of Watson and Crick's Description of the Double Helix
n April 1953, a paper appeared in the journal Nature that proposed a double helix structure for deoxyribose nucleic acid DNA