Human Genome Project

Related Links

The Sanger Centre
http://www.sanger.ac.uk/HGP/
The human genomic research programme at The Sanger Centre encompasses mapping, sequencing, and structural and functional interpretation.

US Department of Energy
http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/hug_top.html
The DOE has a very useful page with the history of the Human Genome Project.

The National Human Genome Research Institute
http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/
The NHGRI heads the Human Genome Project for the National Institue of Health.

NIH Press Release
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jun2000/nhgri-26.htm
This is the official press release about the "working draft" of human genes, published on June 26, 2000.

National Center for Biotechnology Information
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/seq/
The NCBI has an online database with the human gene sequences.

CNN: Blueprint of the Body
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2000/genome/
A CNN In-Depth special with loads of information on the sequencing of human genes.

Celera
http://www.celera.com/
Celera is one of the main contenders in the race to sample the human genome.