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In the 1980s, there was growing enthusiasm about the prospect of mapping and sequencing the human genome, a monumental project that would have far-reaching consequences for medicine, biology, technology, and other fields. But there were many questions, such as how such an effort should be organized and funded and how the new technologies that were needed should be developed? The report provided a blueprint for the project and explained its technical aspects and set interim and long-range research goals, organizational strategies, and funding levels.
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Consensus
·1988
There is growing enthusiasm in the scientific community about the prospect of mapping and sequencing the human genome, a monumental project that will have far-reaching consequences for medicine, biology, technology, and other fields. But how will such an effort be organized and funded? How will we d...
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In the 1980s, there was growing enthusiasm in the scientific community about the prospect of mapping and sequencing the human genome, a monumental project that was expected to have far-reaching consequences for medicine, biology, technology, and other fields. But how would such an effort be organized and funded? How would we develop the new technologies that are needed? What new legal, social, and ethical questions would be raised?
Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome is a blueprint for the proposed project. The authors offered a highly readable explanation of the technical aspects of genetic mapping and sequencing, and recommended specific interim and long-range research goals, organizational strategies, and funding levels. They also outlined some of the legal and social questions that might arise and urge their early consideration by policymakers.
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Fran Sharples
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