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Human Genome News, July 1992; 4(2)
NCHGR cofunded a seminar series at the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech) that addressed scientific and ELSI topics such as the social power of genetic information, DNA fingerprinting, informatics, and eugenics. The Code of Codes: Scientific and Social Issues in the Human Genome Project, edited by Daniel J. Kevles and Leroy Hood (Cal Tech), is a collection of essays by seminar participants. $29.95. (Available in bookstores or from Harvard University Press; 79 Garden Street; Cambridge, MA 02138-1499; 617/495-2480.)
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 (v4n2).
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.
