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Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome

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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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