Statements & Publications

The Sequence of the Human Genome  Celera Genomics ! (February 11 2001)

Initialsequencing and analysis of the human genome   International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium (February 15 2001)

HUGO Statements

Statement on Patenting Issues Related to Early Release of Raw Sequence Data (May 1997)

Statement on DNA Sampling: Control and Access (February 1998)

Statement on Cloning (March 1999)

Statement on Patenting of DNA Sequences (April 2000)  

Statement on Benefit Sharing (April 2000) 

Others

US DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop Proceedings

HGP leaders and President Clinton announce the completion of a "working draft" DNA sequence of the human genome. (June 2000)

The sequence of human chromosome 21 has been completed. (April 2000)

Human Chromosomes 5, 16, 19 Completed  (April 2000)

Human Chromosome 22 Completed: First Human Chromosome to be Sequenced ( December 1999)