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- Academic Info: Human Genome Project
- Academic Info: Animal Genome Projects
- Academic Info: Plant Genome Projects
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**Nature [Magazine]**
- The DNA Sequence and Comparative Analysis of Human Chromosome 20 - (dead link)
20/27 December 2001
Human Genome Symposium 2001 - (dead link) (August 25, 2001)
"A ... webcast of the public forum, held in conjunction with the UC Santa Cruz Human Genome Symposium 2001."
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Human Genome Project Information
"The HGP's ultimate goal is to discover all the more than 80,000
human genes and render them accessible for further biological
study."
Provides a great overview of the project. Major sections include:
Research ; Education ; Medicine ; Ethical, Legal, Social Issues.
- Cloning Fact Sheet
Sections include: Introduction ; What is Cloning? ; Why Clone? ; More Information.
Human Genome Research - (dead link)
"The U.S. Human Genome Project (HGP), composed of the DOE and NIH Human Genome Programs, is the national coordinated effort to characterize all human genetic material by determining the complete sequence of the DNA in the human genome."
National Institutes of Health
- NLM Gateway Search
"The NLM Gateway allows users to search in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). The current Gateway searches MEDLINE/PubMed, OLDMEDLINE, LOCATORplus, AIDS Meetings, Health Services Research Meetings, HSRProj, MEDLINEplus and DIRLINE."
National Library of Medicine
- National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
- Entrez Popset
"A PopSet is a set of DNA sequences that have been collected to analyse the evolutionary relatedness of a population. The population could originate from different members of the same species, or from organisms from different species."
- Gene Expression Omnibus(GEO)
"GEO is our effort to build a gene expression data repository and online resource for the retrieval of gene expression data from any organism or artificial source."
- Reference Sequence (RefSeq)
"The Reference Sequence (RefSeq) collection aims to provide a comprehensive, integrated, non-redundant set of sequences, including genomic DNA, transcript (RNA), and protein products, for major research organisms...RefSeq standards serve as the basis for medical, functional, and diversity studies; they provide a stable reference for gene identification and characterization, mutation analysis, expression studies, polymorphism discovery, and comparative analyses. RefSeqs are used as a reagent for the functional annotation of some genome sequencing projects, including those of human and mouse."
- Viral Reference Genomes - (dead link)
"This collection of virus genomic sequences is a part of the Entrez Genomes that provides curated sequence data and related information for the community."
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
"Its mission is to head the Human Genome Project for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NHGRI is one of 24 institutes, centers, or divisions that make up the NIH."
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American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
- The Genomic Revolution
An entertaining introduction to genes and the Human Genome Project.
Sections include: Our Genetic Identity ; Our Genome ; Choosing Our Genes ; Changing Our Genes ; Reshaping Our World ; DNA Detectives ; Epilogue ; Resources ; Genomics at AMNH.
Blazing a Genetic Trail (English or Spanish)
"Families & Scientists Join in Seeking the Flawed Genes that Cause Disease"
Contents include: Stalking a Lethal Gene ; In Search of Large Families ; Reading the Human Blueprint ; Why So Many Errors in Our DNA? ; How Genetic Disorders Are Inherited ; How to Conquer a Genetic Disease ; Of Mice and Men ; Progress Continues.
- A Report from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
CNN.com - Understanding the Sequence of the Human Genome
Sections include: Human Genome Research Project ; Genome ; Mapping and Sequencing ; Potential Benefits.
Crown Human Genome Center, Weizmann Institute of Science
Developmental Genome Anatomy Project (DGAP)
Objective: "To identify apparently balanced chromosomal rearrangements in patients with multiple congenital anomalies and then to use these chromosomal rearrangements to map and identify genes that are disrupted or dysregulated in critical stages of human development."
DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ)
"...is officially certified to collect DNA sequences from researchers and to issue the internationally recognized accession number to data submitters. We collect data mainly from Japanese researchers, but of course accept data and issue the accession number to researchers in any other countries. Since we exchange the collected data with EMBL/EBI and GenBank/NCBI on a daily basis, the three data banks share virtually the same data at any given time."
- National Institute of Genetics Center for Information Biology - (dead link)
DNA Interactive
"This site is dedicated to the moment on February 1953, when Jim Watson and Francis Crick discovered the double-helical structure of DNA - and to the scientists who breathed life into that structure."
Sections include: Timeline ; Code ; Manipulation ; Genome ; Applications ; Chronicle.
- The Dolan DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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DRAGON Database
Database Referencing of Array Genes ONline
"...can rapidly supply information pertaining to a range of the biological characteristics of a majority of the genes in any microarray data set. The subsequent inclusion of this information during the analysis of microarray data allows for deeper insight into gene expression patterns.
Developed by Christopher Bouton and George W. Henry in the Laboratory of Dr. Jonathan Pevsner, Kennedy Krieger Institute.
Euchromatin Network
"The Euchromatin Network is designed to help researchers and others interested in the latest developments in our studies of this most active part of the genome within the cell nucleus."
ExPASy Molecular Biology Server
"This is the ExPASy (Expert Protein Analysis System) proteomics server of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB). This server is dedicated to the analysis of protein sequences and structures as well as 2-D PAGE."
GeneCards: Human Genes, Proteins and Diseases
GeneCards is a database of human genes, their products and their involvement in diseases. It offers concise information about the functions of all human genes that have an approved symbol, as well as selected others [gene listing]. It is particulary useful for people who wish to find information about genes of interest in the context of functional genomics and proteomics
Developed at the Crown Human Genome Center & Bioinformatics Unit, at the Weizmann Institute of Science
The Genome Database (GDB)
An international collaboration in support of the Human Genome Project
"Genome Issue: A Genome Sampler"
Science, Vol. 282, No. 5389, Oct. 23, 1998
Genomics and Its Impact on Medicine and Society: A 2001 Primer
Human Genome Program, U.S. Dept. of Energy
German Human Genome Project Resource Center
"The Resource Center has one of the most comprehensive collections of genomic and cDNA gene libraries..."
HUM-MOLGEN
International communication forum in human genetics
"HUM-MOLGEN is one of the world's largest Internet sources for the latest information in human molecular genetics (more than 5.800 mailing list subscribers and 40.000 WWW users). ..links to leading resources and journals, comprehensive listings of meetings and seminars and a large classified ads section in genetics and medicine."
Human Genome Acronym List
Human Genome Central - (dead link)
"For ease of access, we have created a master web site called "Human Genome Central" containing a brief listing of links to some of the most useful public resources; further links to additional sites can be found within them."
From The International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium
Human Genome News
The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) - (dead link)
"HUGO carries out a complex coordinating role within the HGP. HUGO activities range from support of data collation for constructing genetic and physical maps of the human genome to the organisation of workshops to promote the consideration of a wide range of ethical, legal, social and intellectual property issues."
- Publications and Reports - (dead link)
Human Genome Resources
National Center for Biotechnology Information
Human Genome Symposium 2001 - (dead link) (August 2001)
"A ... webcast of the public forum, held in conjunction with the UC Santa Cruz Human Genome Symposium 2001."
Human Plasma Membrane Receptome (HPMR)
"The Human Plasma Membrane Receptome (HPMR) is dedicated to studies on plasma membrane receptors in the human genome, combining text-based and sequence-based search tools. The web site categorizes major groups of human plasma membrane receptors based on protein sequences, evolutionary relationships, and published literature."
ImMunoGeneTics (IMGT) Database - (dead link)
"...is a high-quality integrated information system specialising in Immunoglobulins (IG), T cell receptors (TR) and Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules of all vertebrate species...consists of sequence databases (IMGT/LIGM-DB, a comprehensive database of IG and TR from human and other vertebrates, with translation for fully annotated sequences, and IMGT/HLA-DB, a database of the human MHC), genome and structure databases (IMGT/3Dstructure-DB), Web resources (IMGT Marie-Paule page) and interactive tools. The IMGT server provides a common access to all Immunogenetics data."
International HapMap Project (English, French or Yoruba)
"The goal of the International HapMap Project is to develop a haplotype map of the human genome, the HapMap, which will describe the common patterns of human DNA sequence variation. The HapMap is expected to be a key resource for researchers to use to find genes affecting health, disease, and responses to drugs and environmental factors."
Medical Genetics and Rare Disorders
From CHID online
"The National Human Genome Research Institute and the NIH Office of Rare Diseases - (dead link) jointly produce the Medical Genetics and Rare Disorders subfile to provide online information about molecular medicine (genetic testing and gene therapy), inherited disorders, and rare disorders, as well as the ethical, legal, and social implications of genetics technologies on privacy, delivery of genetics services, and health care policy. A key purpose of the subfile is to consolidate genetic and rare disorder resources from across medical specialities into a single source."
Mitochondria Project (MITOP)
Database for mitochondria-related genes, proteins and diseases.
MITOP offers specific search facilities subdivided into functional category classification, protein classes and complexes, subcellular localizations, EC numbers, molecular weight and isoelectric points, Prosite motifs and non-protein entries. It includes a homology search for each protein using a precomputed FASTA."
Search: Human ; Mouse ; Yeast ; C. elegans ; N. crassa
- Munich Information Center for Protein Sequences (MIPS)
National Academy Press (free online versions)
Nature [Magazine]
- The DNA Sequence and Comparative Analysis of Human Chromosome 20 - (dead link)
20/27 December 2001
Nature [Magazine] Genome Gateway
"...special section of the Genome Gateway to mark the publication of the initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome. We are delighted to uphold the principle at the heart of the Human Genome Project: free and unrestricted access to all our genome related material through these web pages."
Reading the Human Map
Facts & Implications of the Human Genome Project
Sections include: Basic Science ; National & Local Resources ; Ethical, Legal and Social Issues ; Newsletter.
- North Suburban Library System (IL)
Sanger Institute
- Sequencing Projects
Projects include: Human Genome ; Non-Human Vertebrates ; Worm ; Fungi ; Microbial Genomes ; Protozoa ; Others.
- Cancer Genome Project
Data Resources Include: Cancer Gene Census ; COSMIC ; CGP Resequencing Studies ; CGP Cancer Cell Line Project ; CGP Copy Number Analysis in Cancer.
Science
- "A History of the Human Genome Project" - (dead link) Roberts et al. (February 9, 2001)
TIGR - The Institute for Genomic Research
UK Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Center
"The UK Human Genome Mapping Project Resource Centre (HGMP-RC) provides access to leading-edge tools for research in the fields of genomics, genetics and functional genomics. It is located on the Hinxton Genome Campus along with the Sanger Centre and the European Bioinformatics Institute."
University of California, Santa Cruz - Center for Biomolecular Science and Engineering Home Page
University of Washington - Henry Art Gallery
- Gene(sis): Contemporary Art Explores Human Genomics - (dead link)
"...is a major traveling exhibition that showcases powerful new artwork created in direct response to recent developments in human genomics. This research is having an enormous impact on artistic practice, providing new tools, processes, materials, and issues for consideration. Organized by the Henry Art Gallery, [University of Washington] Gene(sis) seeks to bridge art and science by elucidating technical advances for a lay audience and examining ethical issues raised by genomic research."
YourGenome.org
Sections include: Beginner ("lay people and school students") ; Intermediate ("A-level") ; Advanced ("undergraduate") ; News & Forum ; Links.
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- Academic Info: Animal Genome Projects
- Academic Info: Plant Genome Projects
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