Human genome

No molecule in the history of science has reached the iconic status of the double helix of DNA. Its image has been imprinted on all aspects of society, from science, art, music, cinema, architecture and advertising. This review of the Mona Lisa of science examines the evolution of its form at the hands of both science and art.

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Human Genome Project - Genome Mapping, DNA Sequencing, Genomics: The International HapMap Project, genomics studies, the Entrez Genome database, and the BLAST software tool allow the study of genetic similarity and divergence among humans and between species. The influence of the genome on health has led to personalized medicine. CODIS and comparative DNA sequence analyses have revolutionized the fields of forensics and anthropology, respectively.

Learn what the human genome is and about the history and significance of the Human Genome Project (HGP).

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have improved a gene-editing technology that is now capable of inserting or substituting entire genes in the genome in human cells efficiently enough to be potentially useful for therapeutic applications.

Advances in technology have enabled researchers to sequence the large regions of repetitive DNA that eluded the Human Genome Project.

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This picture shows the organization of chromatin including DNA's double helix structure and how DNA winds around core particles to form nucleosomes. From there, the DNA continues to wind upon its self until a chromosome is created. The function of genes in DNA is to code for the creation of proteins to be used in the body. A genome is all the genes one person has. For example, the human genome is approx. 30-35,000 genes. (Picture obtained from McGraw-Hill Connect).