Human Genome Project Resources
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- NIH - NHGRI
(National Human Genome Research Institute) [formerly National
Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), National Institutes of Health].
NCHGR established in 1989 to head the NIH's role in the Human Genome Project
(the "public project"), research, education materials, links to
other NIH and National Library of Medicine online resources. (NHGRI as of
January 16, 1997) Ethical,
Legal, and Social Implications Program, Education Project Descriptions
(ELSI), new education kit for
educators (USA only) Spring, 2001 includes audio
glossary, Nature
2003 (completion of genome,
PubMed).
Genome Era
article, NEJM 2003
- Human
Genome Hub, NHGRI, Human Genome Sequencing Consortium,
human genome sequence sites, other genome sequences, information, also on
NCBI and
EBI
- Human
Genome Central, International Human Genome Sequencing
Consortium, Ensembl, Sanger Center, genome sites
- Cooperative Human
Linkage Center, Laboratory for Population Genetics,
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National
Institutes of Health(LPG/DCEG/NCI/NIH)
- Functional Genomics
Web Site, Science Magazine Science Online, links to breaking
news in genomics and biotech, classic and new papers relevant to postgenomic
era, web resources, and section on biotech business
Lists of Human
Genome Centers
- Human
Genome Research Sites, DOE
- Human
Genome Centers, Baylor College of Medicine
- Genome
Sites, GenomeWeb, United Kingdom, Human Genome Mapping Project
Resource Centre, resources, for scientists working
on the Human Genome Project, biological materials, genome databases and analysis
tools, courses
Human Genome Centers
- Human Genome Sequencing Center,
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
- University of Michigan
Human Genome Center
- Stanford Human Genome Center
- Center for
Genetics in Medicine, Genome Sequencing and Technology
Center (GESTEC) Washington University, St. Louis, MO, focused on mapping/analysis of X
chromosome
- Computational Biology and
Informatics Laboratory, human chromosome 22 databases, Children's Hospital,
Philadelphia, PA
- University of
Washington Genome Center
- Whitehead Institute for
Biomedical Research, MIT Center for Genome Research
- Généthon Genome
Research, France
- Danish Centre for Human
Genome Research, University of Aarhus, Denmark
- Genome Sequence Centre,
Canada
- Sanger Centre,
United Kingdom
- Celera Genome Research, Genomics Education
Other Information Sites
Human Genome
Sequencing, sequence progress, NCBI
Genetics Centers and Clinics
The
Human Genome Project: from Maps to Medicine - NHGRI,
key words and images
Molecular
Genetics Primer, Department of Energy
National Center for
Biotechnology (NCBI)
Gene information: HUGO/GDB Human Gene Nomenclature Committee,
(Human Genome Organization / Genome Database), an international group of
scientists involved in the Human Genome Project
Locus information: Online Mendelian Inheritance in
Man (OMIM),
maintained by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) of the National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Protein product information: SWISS-PROT, protein sequence database
maintained by the Department of Medical Biochemistry of the University of Geneva, the
European Bioinformatics Institute, and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Virtual Genome Center - sequence analysis tools, atypical sequences, databases and tables: codons,
human chromosomes size, human repeated DNA, Genome program news
BioTech,
University of Texas, and Indiana University (Bloomington), historical and current information about genetic research developments,
dictionary of biochemical terms, keyword search engine, human genetics
section
Mouse Genome Informatics,
Jackson Laboratory
Human Genome at Four Levels of Detail, figure, LBL
Genome Center [Apart from reproductive cells (gametes) and mature red blood cells, every
human cell contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, each a packet of compressed, entwined DNA .
Each strand of DNA consists of repeating nucleotide units]
Genetic Disease
Information, GeneClinics, University of Washington
Gene
Therapy Sites and Links, Vanderbilt University
Human Genome Databases,
chromosome specific sites, South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI),
University of the Western Cape
National Human Genome Research
Institute (NHGRI): The Human
Genome Project and The
Human Genome Project: From Maps to Medicine
The Human Genome
Organisation (HUGO)
Office of Genetics, Centers
for Disease Control (CDC)
Life Sciences
Division, Department of Energy, included education section
The Institute for Genomic Research
(TIGR)
Center for Human Genome Studies,
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Advanced Center for Genome
Technology, University of Oklahoma
Human Genetics Department,
University of Utah
News
February 12, 2001, Reports and in-depth
features on the human genome project
- National Public Radio, Weekend Edition, Sunday, February 11,
2001, use ReadAudio Player to listen, Genome
Research, RHarris reports on new developments in genome research. Last summer,
biologists declared victory in their quest to decode human D-N-A. Since then, they've
taken a comprehensive look at the genome, and their findings provide a new and surprising
perspective on human genes, Genome
and Illness, JSilberner reports on the ways genome research has helped
scientists and doctors identify genes that cause illnesses
- CNN, Landmark Gene Studies
Released. Also in-depth section - CNN explores the blueprint of the body,
overview, genome guide, glossary, genetics FAQ, Audio (FCollins "We've learnt
fascinating lessons), and video (QuickTime)
- USA Today, Human genome
makes mind-boggling reading, SSternberg. Also, Human genome smaller than
expected, but full of history , Senators weigh in on importance of genome, Gene map
creates new frontier for discrimination, Findings not likely to sway the spiritually
minded, Fewer genes could mean quicker drug discoveries, Questions and answers
about the human genome news, 3-D animation: How genes work, Dr. Victor
McKusick: Genome map is milestone.
- New York Times, Genome News, Scientists Announce
First Interpretations of Human Genome, NWade, Analysis of Human
Genome Discovers Far Fewer Genes, NWade. Also, Genetic Timeline (Journey
to the Genome), Glossary of genetic
terms, videos, other multimedia - The Composition of Life: A brief introduction to DNA
and genes, The Composition of Life, self-guided tour, interactive images - Gene Splicing
Primer (Requires Hypercosm Player), DNA Replication Process (Requires Hypercosm Player),
The Scale of DNA (Requires Hypercosm Player), Diagrams - Different Routes to a Completed
Map, A New Era Begins, Biology Joins the Ranks of Big Science, Deconstructing a
Chromosome, Studying Model Organisms, Biographies - Francis Collins, J. Craig Venter,
Gene Therapy Discussion, information form National Human Genome Institute and DOE:
Human Genome Research, Other
- CBC News Online, Canada, Scientists
publish findings of human genome project and Related Video (RealVideo plug-in
required) Update
on Human Genome Project (Dr. Francis Collins, National Institutes of Health),
Human Genome Project
Other news
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