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Human Genome News, November 1993: 5(4)

International Cooperation

The new DOE-NIH 5-year plan credits the 'spirit of international cooperation and sharing' that has characterized the Human Genome Project and played a major role in its success. The Human Genome Organization was commended for coordinating international research efforts by organizing chromosome workshops to encourage collaboration and expedite chromosome map completion.

Notable international collaborations:

  • Caenorhabditis elegans sequencing project (United States and United Kingdom).
  • Chromosome 16 physical mapping project (Los Alamos National Laboratory and Australia).
  • Chromosome 21 high-resolution physical map (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Japan).
  • Human genetic map (NIH and Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain).
  • Whole-genome approach to a human physical map (Whitehead Institute and Genethon).

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Human Genome Project 1990–2003

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.

Human Genome News

Published from 1989 until 2002, this newsletter facilitated HGP communication, helped prevent duplication of research effort, and informed persons interested in genome research.