Major Events 2000- Present
ENCODE Years
May 2000: Scientists in Japan and Germany report in the May 18 issue of Nature that they have unraveled the genetic code of human chromosome 21. Click Here to learn more
February 2000: President Clinton signs Executive Order to prevent genetic discrimination in any federal workplace.
2000
Present
2003
Feburary 2001: Scientists discover human genome only has 30,000-40,000 genes, not as many as the previously predicted 100,000.
Feburary 2002, NHGRI launches Genetic and rare diseases information center, used to educate citizens on uncommon inherited diseases. Click here to learn more!
March 31st, 2004: The International Rat Genome Sequencing Project Consortium publishes a draft of the rat genome.
October 6, 2004: NHGRI announces draft of bovine genome sequence.
October 14, 2003: The U.S. Senate passes the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2003. Learn more on the Ethical Issues page.
April 2003: The NHGRI celebrated the completion of the human genome sequence.
September 5th 2012:
Researchers on the ENCODE (The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements) Project produce a more dynamic picture of the human genome
July 14, 2004: NHGRI announces draft of Dog Genome.
October 2003: The NHGRI announced the first grants in a three-year, $36 million scientific reconnaissance mission
March 2003: The National Human Genome Research Institute announces a new project - the ENCODE Project -
