The Genetics Revolution

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Human Genome Sequencing Index
Up-to-date mapping from the Human Genome Project

The National Institutes of Health
Home of the engine driving the new medical-industrial complex

Bioinfomatics
An overview of the emerging field from the University of Texas

The Genome Channel
DOE mapping the progress of the Human Genome Project

GDB (Genome Data Base)

Genethon
Human Genome Research Centre

Genome Net



		newsfile subjects Research The latest discoveries and the Human Genome Project Cloning Dolly was just the first. How long until humans follow? Plant & Animal Applications Why the farm will never be the same Human Applications Designer babies, maybe. But also designer treatments for your specific ailments Ethics What to do with our newfound knowledge Business The worth of the gene Timeline From discovery of the double helix to deciphering the human genome

In December 1998, the nematode worm, caenorhabditis elegans, became the first animal to have its genome completely mapped

The Human Genome Project and Beyond
The race to decode the human genome is nearing its end, with several companies and federally-backed research labs looking to lock up as many genes as possible. No matter who finishes first, the real winner in this contest may be the PE Corporation, which makes the automated genetic "sequencers" — high-powered machines that can analyze DNA at a rate far faster than any human researcher — that are the H-bombs of this particular arms race. PE has sold 200 of the $300,000 machines to NIH- associated labs — and 300 to the leader in the race, Celera, which is a division of, you guessed it, PE.

Patent concerns aside, this race may really be just beginning. The cutting edge researchers believe the really important discoveries won't come from looking at linear strands of genes but from examining the interaction between dozens of genes at once. Scientists could in theory use "biochips," arrays of hundreds of bits of your DNA placed in a silicon wafer, to examine how how a drug would interact with your particular biochemistry.

This could eliminate all those "some people reported nausea, vomiting, blurred vision and extreme paranoia" disclaimers in pharmaceutical ads. In the end, there's not one Human Genome Project -- there's 4.5 billion.

from TIME
The Race Is Over
The great genome quest is officially a tie, thanks to a round of pizza diplomacy. Yet lead researcher Craig Venter still draws few cheers from his colleagues
JULY 3, 2000

Life's Twisted Plotline
DNA is like a book
FEBRUARY 28, 2000

The Gene Machine
To the consternation of his rivals, Craig Venter may have the human DNA 100% mapped by summer
JANUARY 25, 2000

The TIME 100: James Watson and Francis Crick
MARCH, 1999

DNA Mapping: Light at the End of the Tunnel
The human genome will be fully decoded in a matter of years
JANUARY 11, 1999

Craig Venter
The man in a big hurry to map genes
JANUARY 11, 1999

On the Horizon
Tissue factories; food as drugs; anti-aging; beyond vaccination
JANUARY 11, 1999

The Worm is Learned
Biologists make the first listing of an animal's entire genome. The subject? A microscopic roundworm called Caenorhabditis elegans.
DECEMBER 11, 1998

PHOTO: PA-HO/AP