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Human Genome Project

Human Genome Project. Robynn Mackechnie & Valerie Meccia AP Biology 3 rd. What is the Human Genome Project (HGP)?. Created in 1990 by the: U. S. Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health.

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Human Genome Project

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  1. Human Genome Project Robynn Mackechnie & Valerie Meccia AP Biology 3rd

  2. What is the Human Genome Project (HGP)? • Created in 1990 by the: • U. S. Department of Energy and National Institutes of Health. • “… to find ~100,000 human genes and determine the sequence of the 3-billion DNA base pairs.

  3. Goals are to: • Identify the ~ 100,000 genes in human DNA • Decoding the sequence of chemical in human DNA • Store all information in databases • Develop better sequencing technologies • Address the benefits and risks of the research • Develop tools for studying of data

  4. Benefits are: • DNA forensics • Medical improvements • Environmental clean-up • More accurate risk calculations • Improved farming techniques

  5. Social Concerns • Fairness • Privacy and Confidentiality • Ethics • Are they playing “God” • Genes are special, they make you, you and another, another • Uncertainties • Society • Reproductive issues • Health and Environmental

  6. Sources • Source A: Marshal, Elizabeth. “The Big Picture” Human Genome Project. New York, Franklin Watts. 1996 • Source B: Human Genome Project Information. 1/31/02 www.ornl.gov/hgmis • Source C: The National Human Genome Research Institute. 31 Jan 2001. www.nhgri.nih.gov/ • Source D: Science. Genome. Oct 23, 1998. F. Collins & D. Galas • Source E: Science. Genome Research and Human Subject. Oct 23, 1998. Henry Greely

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