Human Genome Project Primers

Genomics and Its Impact on Medicine and Society: A Primer

This primer updates the 1992 Primer on Molecular Genetics and the booklet To Know Ourselves. The current edition covers basic science, the Human Genome Project, what we know so far, ELSI, medicine, benefits and more. This primer is available in the following formats

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Acrobat (pdf), suitable for printing. Visit Adobe for free Acrobat Reader software.
PowerPoint (You can download the slides from here. Just right click on the 'PowerPoint' link to the left and choose the "save link as" option.)

A supplementary Human Genome Project Fact Sheet (May 2001) covering issues such as the public/private partnership, patenting, and future challenges is also available for download in PDF format.

1992 Primer on Molecular Genetics

The 1992 Primer on Molecular Genetics from the U.S. Department of Energy is still available in the following formats

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Acrobat (pdf), suitable for printing. Visit Adobe for free Acrobat Reader software.
Palm Pilot (pdb file) (text only; right click on link and choose "save link as")

To Know Ourselves

The 1996 booklet, To Know Ourselves, from the U.S. Department of Energy is still available in the following formats

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Acrobat (pdf), suitable for printing. Visit Adobe for free Acrobat Reader software