BBC News Online charts the race to decode human DNA. The publicly-funded Human Genome Project and its rival, the fast-moving, private company Celera Genomics united to announce the first draft of the human genome in June 2000. The complete version is expected by 2003. |
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| First proposals for a global Human Genome Project |
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1986
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| Public funding agreed |
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1990 |
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1991 |
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1992 |
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| UK genome campus opened |
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1993 |
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1994 |
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Craig Venter launches privately funded research institute |
| Full scale decoding begins: Target end 2005 |
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1995 |
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1996 |
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1997 |
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| Public project revised end date to 2003 |
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1998 |
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Venter founds Celera Genomics for private human genome project: Target end 2001 |
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| First human chromosome completed |
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1999 |
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2000 |
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Celera announces over 90% of first draft complete |
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First draft of human genome announced. |
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2001 |
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Target completion date |
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2003 |
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From DNA to a human
