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Biotech / Medical : Celera Genomics (CRA) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Susan G who wrote (452)	6/24/2000 1:39:00 PM
From: allen menglin chen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 746

What a race! Go to the link below, nice graphic: news.bbc.co.uk THE RACE FOR THE HUMAN GENOME: TIMELINE BBC News Online charts the race to decode human DNA. The battle for finishing line is between the slow and steady, publicly-funded Human Genome Project versus the fast-moving, private company Celera Genomics. First proposals for a global Human Genome Project 1985 1986 - - - Public funding agreed 1990 1991 1992 UK genome campus opened 1993 1994 Craig Venter launches privately funded research institute Full scale decoding begins: Target end 2005 1995 1996 1997 Public project revised end date to 2003 1998 Venter founds Celera Genomics for private human genome project: Target end 2001 First human chromosome completed 1999 2000 Celera announces over 90% of first draft complete First draft of human genome due to be published 2001 CRA Target completion date 2002 HGP Target completion date 2003