Human Genome Project
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The Human Genome Project was an international scientific research initiative that successfully mapped and sequenced the entire human DNA genome, revolutionizing genetics and biomedical research.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
genomics research project
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international scientific collaboration → large-scale sequencing project → |
| announcedDraftGenomeYear |
2000
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| comparedWith |
Celera Genomics human genome project
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| completionYear |
2003
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| coordinatedBy |
U.S. Department of Energy
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U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute → Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute → |
| countryInvolved |
Canada
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China → France → Germany → Japan → United Kingdom → United States → |
| dataAccessPolicy |
open access
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| dataReleasePrinciple |
Bermuda Principles
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| declaredCompleteChromosomeSequenceYear |
2022
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| declaredEssentiallyCompleteYear |
2003
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| estimatedGenomeSizeBasePairs |
approximately 3 billion
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| estimatedNumberOfGenes |
20000–25000
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| field |
bioinformatics
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genetics → genomics → molecular biology → |
| fundedBy |
U.S. Department of Energy
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U.S. National Institutes of Health → Wellcome Trust → international government agencies → |
| hasComponent |
Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications program
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human genome sequencing → model organism genome projects → |
| impact |
accelerated biomedical research
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advanced understanding of human evolution → enabled genome-wide association studies → facilitated personalized medicine → influenced ethical and policy debates on genetic information → revolutionized genetics research → stimulated development of high-throughput sequencing technologies → |
| languageOfWork |
English
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| notableLeader |
Francis S. Collins
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James D. Watson → John Sulston → |
| objective |
address ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics
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determine the sequence of the human genome → develop bioinformatics tools for genome analysis → develop new sequencing technologies → identify all human genes → make sequence data freely available to the scientific community → |
| produced |
catalogs of human genetic variation
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genetic and physical maps of human chromosomes → public genomic databases → reference human genome sequence → |
| sequencingStrategy |
hierarchical shotgun sequencing
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| startYear |
1990
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
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hasNotableLaureates |
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Francis Collins
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knownFor |
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National Human Genome Research Institute
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participatedIn |