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The National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research meets for the first time in Bethesda, MD.
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James Watson resigns as first director of the National Center for Human Genome Research. Michael Gottesman is appointed acting NCHGR director.
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Human genetic mapping goal achieved one year ahead of schedule.
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Scientists from government, university and commercial laboratories around the world reveal a map that pinpoints the locations of over 16,000 genes in human DNA.
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Large-scale sequencing of the human genome begins
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The Human Genome Project consortium announces a major milestone: It has assembled 85 percent of the sequence of the human genome - the genetic blueprint for a human being.
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National Human Genome Research Institute scientists use microarray technology to develop a gene test that differentiates hereditary from sporadic types of breast cancer
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The National Human Genome Research Institute celebrates the completion of the human genome sequence, the 50th anniversary of the description of the DNA double helix and the publication of the vision document for the future of genomics research.