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Human Genome News, May 1990; 2(1)
Because both DOE and NIH have major research interests in the Human Genome Project and because of the need for centralized planning and coordination of the 15-year project, NIH and DOE signed a formal Memorandum of Understanding in the fall of 1988 "to foster interagency cooperation that will enhance the human genome research capabilities of both agencies."
The document, which provides the foundation for NIH-DOE collaboration to achieve the goals of the U.S. Human Genome Project, calls for regular meetings of the Joint NIH-DOE Subcommittee on the Human Genome. The subcommittee is made up of members of the NIH Program Advisory Committee on the Human Genome and the DOE Health and Environmental Research Advisory Committee.
In addition, the joint subcommittee has established joint working groups on mapping, on informatics, and on the ethical, legal, and social issues stemming from the genome project.
HGMIS Staff
The electronic form of the newsletter may be cited in the following style:
Human Genome Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Human Genome News (v2n1).
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international 13-year effort, 1990 to 2003. Primary goals were to discover the complete set of human genes and make them accessible for further biological study, and determine the complete sequence of DNA bases in the human genome. See Timeline for more HGP history.
Published from 1989 until 2002, this newsletter facilitated HGP communication, helped prevent duplication of research effort, and informed persons interested in genome research.
