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Human Genome Project General Information - http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/ 
A 15-year effort coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the NIH to identify all the estimated 80,000 genes in human chromosomes, determine the sequence of the chemical bases that make up human DNA, store this information in databases, and develop tools for data analysis.
 
National Human Genome Research Institute - http://www.nhgri.nih.gov 
Division of NIH charged with managing the Human Genome Project.
 
DOE Human Genome Program - http://www.er.doe.gov/production/ober/hug_top.html 
Supports research projects at universities, the DOE Joint Genome Institute, DOE-owned national laboratories, and other research organizations.
 
The Genome Database - http://www.gdb.org/ 
The official central repository for genomic mapping data resulting from the Human Genome Initiative.
 
GenomeNet - http://www.genome.ad.jp/ 
Japanese network of database and computational services for genomic and related research in molecular and cellular biology.
 
 
The Genetic Algorithms Archive - http://www.aic.nrl.navy.mil/galist/ 
 
 
NHGRI Researcher Resources - http://www.nhgri.nih.gov/Data/ 
Genomic and genetic resources on the World Wide Web - from the National Human Genome Research Institute.
 
LLNL Human Genome Center - http://www-bio.llnl.gov/bbrp/genome/genome.html 
General description and current projects at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
 
The DNA Learning Center - http://vector.cshl.org/ 
A wide variety of online DNA resources as well as information on workshops, field trips, courses and products.
 
Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) - http://ash.gene.ucl.ac.uk/hugo/ 
An international organization of scientists promoting international collaboration within the Human Genome Project.
 
Human Chromosome Launchpad - http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/launchpad/ 
A single-source launchpad to information about each human chromosome. There are links to gene maps, sequences, genetic disorders, non-human models, identified genes, laboratories, and research.
 
National Center for Genome Resources - http://www.ncgr.org/ 
Bioinformatics and computational biology tools to support genetic analysis and discovery.
 
 
MITOMAP - http://infinity.gen.emory.edu/mitomap.html 
A human mitochondrial genome database
 
GeneMap'98 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genemap98/ 
Current map and search engine for >30,000 human gene loci.
 
Human Gene Mutation Database - http://www.uwcm.ac.uk/uwcm/mg/hgmd0.html 
The HGMD in Cardiff is the most comprehensive database of human gene mutation data available.
 
TIGR Human Gene Index (HGI) - http://www.tigr.org/tdb/hgi/hgi.html 
Contains human EST sequences sequenced at TIGR as well as human ESTs from GenBank's dbEST database.
 
MRC Human Genetics Unit - http://www.hgu.mrc.ac.uk/ 
The Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit undertakes basic and strategic research to obtain a molecular and cellular understanding of genetic factors implicated in human disease and normal and abnormal development, thereby gaining important insights into basic biological mechanisms.
 
Public Health Genetics - http://www.medinfo.cam.ac.uk/phgu 
News & information about advances in genetics and their impact on public health policy and the prevention of disease - from the UK National Health Service, Public Health Genetics Unit.
 
Human Genomics - http://www.charm.net/~bruce/genomics.htm 
Non-commercial site providing information on topics related to human genome sequencing - gene therapy, genetic diseases, cloning, stem cell research, etc.
 
Genome Machine - http://www.pathology.washington.edu/cytopages/chromosome/GDB_select_chromosome_old.html 
Excellent GUI to determine what genes have been mapped to a particular chromosome location from the Univ. of Washington.
 
Primer on Molecular Genetics - http://www.bis.med.jhmi.edu/Dan/DOE/intro.html 
Description of the basic strategy and methodology for mapping and sequencing the human genome - from the DOE.
 
 
Hum-MolGen - http://www.hum-molgen.de 
International Communication Forum in Human Molecular Genetics. Mailing list, the table of contents of leading journals, comprehensive listings of meetings and seminars and a large classified ads section in genetics and medicine.
 
 
Human Genome Project - http://www.ornl.gov/TechResources/Human_Genome/ 
Information about the Project, its progress, history, and goals; issues associated with genome research; frequently asked questions, the science behind the project; and Project sponsors.
 
American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) - http://www.faseb.org/genetics/acmg/ 
An organization composed health care professionals committed to the practice of medical genetics.

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