Everybody learns about different parts of the human body through all sorts of different ways. In psychology, according to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, people are taught about the mind and behavior; while in anatomy, others grasp the concept of the structure and body of living things. Even in health classes, people obtain knowledge about how their bodies work from there. However, what greater way to learn about the human body than to look deeper? Deep into where the human genome lies? Although this doesn’t necessarily have a class of its own in high schools in particular, the Human Genome Project exists and is open for anyone who is interested to learn.
Before any further explanation about what the Human Genome Project is, a basic knowledge should be known about the genome since the project basically revolves around this main subject. A genome is basically a complete set of genes and DNA in an organism. The DNA molecules are created by two strands that are paired up and twisted to look like a spiral and each strand has 4 types of nucleotide bases. The bases are thymine, adenine, guanine and cytosine. These 4 nucleotide bases are always specifically paired up. For example, adenine and thymine will always pair up with each other and guanine and cytosine will always pair up with each other. The human genome consists generally about over 3.3 billion nucleotides which “live” in the 23 chromosomes pairs which carries instructions to make protein.
To start, The Human Genome Project (HGP) is a 3 billion dollar project in which many researchers observed and identified the thousands of genes in the human DNA. The idea for the project was initiated in the 1980s. The few goals they had in mind were like improving the tools used for d...
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In 1990, the first great stride of genetics took place. This was called the Human Genome Project, a large-scale operation that was designed to understand the human genome (genetic structure). Since its commencement, there have been many leaps and bounds that have taken place. For certain genetic issues that we once knew nothing about, we no...
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This book is about the amazing task of mapping and showing all the sequences of the thousands and thousands of genes in the human body. The book is split up into nine chapters each of which covers a different aspect of this incredible project. The book tells all about almost every aspect of the project. It tells all about the project and what the point is, what has been accomplished so far, and when they expect it to be finished. According to the introduction the project is actually expected to be finished sometime this year.
About fifteen years ago at a conference near Salt Lake City, the Department of Energy brought up a question that would change the face of science, more specifically molecular genetics. They questioned why there was no DNA research on the way mutations are detected and they decided to change that. Thus, the Human Genome Project was born. Actually there was a lot more planning to do before the work began, ranging from the technical aspects to developing a separate commission dealing with the ethical issues. Eight years after officially starting the project, the public is in awe of what has been accomplished. The projected goal is to have an accurate, complete sequence of human DNA by the year 2003, two years sooner than previously expected (Collins, 1998). The reason for the project is on schedule is that innovative techniques are being applied in DNA sequencing that are more cost effective as well as more efficient.
For numerous years, the world’s most prestigious geneticists have been trying to crack the human genetic code, the intricate puzzle that defines each and every one of us as individuals. With the monumental success of the Human Genome Project, a new and exciting biological frontier is ready for exploration. The ramifications of the knowledge derived from this endeavor will no doubt be staggering for residents of the Rio Grande Valley and the world at large.
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In April 2003, researchers successfully completed the Human Genome Project, more than two years ahead of schedule. The Human Genome Project has already led to the discovery of more than 1,800 genes that cause disease (“NIH Fact Sheets…”). As a result of the Human Genome Project, researchers can find a gene suspected of causing an inherited disease in a matter of days, rather than the years it would have taken before. “One major step was the development of the HapMap. The HapMap is a catalog of common genetic differences in the human genome. The HapMap has accelerated the search for genes that have a say in common human disease, and have already produced results in finding genetic factors involved in conditions ranging from age-related blindness to obesity”(NIH Fact Sheet). The Can...
The one instant I can pinpoint as the genesis of my interest in biomedical science was the winter of sixth grade, when I picked up a book on creativity and the brain. I found it fascinating, but what really struck me was that here was a several hundred page book that mostly talked about how little we knew about its topic. It made me think. This was supposed to be a book about how much we’ve learned, and what it’s saying is that the progress we’ve made is only in finding out how little we know. This didn’t upset me; it made me curious. Because, of all the things that we should know about, surely our own minds and our own bodies are paramount among them, and yet we still have so much to learn. I’ve since learned that this phenomenon is not restricted to the biological – gravity is one of the most important things in our lives, yet we do not know its cause. But the biomedical questions continue to fascinate me, perhaps because the answers are so vital. Sure, cosmology is intriguing, but what about a cure for cancer, or even the common cold? What about a way of repairing or bypass...
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