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Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome: Science, Ethics, and Public Policy
1997  The Human Genome Project (HGP) began as a collaboration between the Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health in 1990. From the very beginning, its organizers were aware that genetic information resulting from the project would have profound and perhaps unintended consequences to our society. Each year they set aside a small portion of the project's budget to investigate the ethical, legal, and social implications of the HGP. This curriculum supplement describes the history, organization, and funding of the HGP and is designed for approximately one week of classroom instruction. Teacher background materials include sections about the science and technology used in the HGP as well as the project's ethical and public poliicy dimensions. The supplement includes four classroom activities that give students experience working with a database of DNA sequences, analyzing the genetic contribution to human traits, assessing who should have access to genetic data, and using knowledge about our genetics to establish public policy.
Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome is available in a three-part .pdf file by clicking the appropriate link below. |
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