Abstract The Human Genome Project (HGP) represents a massive merging of science and
technology in the name of all humanity. While the disease aspects of HGP-generated data …

It is 15 years since the start of the Ethical Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) program of
the Human Genome Project (HGP). That program was an unprecedented effort to ensure …

There has been much investment in research on the ethical, legal and social issues (ELSI)
associated with genetic and genomic research. This research should inform the …

The 20 th century opened with rediscoveries of Gregor Mendel's studies on patterns of
inheritance in peas and closed with a research project in molecular biology that was …

The sequencing of the human genome heralds a new age in medicine, with enormous
benefits for the general public. For example, it will allow scientists to identify all of the genes …

Research ethics anew gained importance due to the changing scientific landscape and
increasing demands and competition in the academic field. These changes are further …

The" Human Genome Initiative"(HGI) is the large-scale, multinational effort to map and
sequence the human genome. Completion of the Initiative is estimated to require about …

The Human Genome Project is an expensive, ambitious, and controversial attempt to locate
and map every one of the approximately 100,000 genes in the human body. If it works, and …

With the completed sequence of the human genome has come the prospect of substantially
improving the quality of life for millions through personalized medicine approaches. Still, any …

Progress in gene sequencing could make rapid whole genome sequencing of individuals
affordable to millions of persons and useful for many purposes in a future era of genomic …