Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome

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Publication Year:1988

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Committee on Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
1 Executive Summary	1-11	(skim)
2 Introduction	12-25	(skim)
3 Implications for Medicine and Science	26-33	(skim)
4 Mapping	34-55	(skim)
5 Sequencing	56-74	(skim)
6 The Collection, Analysis, and Distribution of Information and Materials	75-85	(skim)
7 Implementation and Management Strategies	86-98	(skim)
8 Implications for Society	99-104	(skim)
Appendix A Glossary	105-107	(skim)
Appendix B Curricula Vitae of Committee Members	108-110	(skim)
Appendix C Invited Speakers at Committee Meetings	111-112	(skim)
Index	113-116	(skim)

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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 develop the new technologies that are needed? What new legal, social, and ethical questions will be raised?

Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome is a blueprint for this proposed project. The authors offer a highly readable explanation of the technical aspects of genetic mapping and sequencing, and they recommend specific interim and long-range research goals, organizational strategies, and funding levels. They also outline some of the legal and social questions that might arise and urge their early consideration by policymakers.

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