DocumentCode
1306344
Title
Engineering the Human Genome Project
Author
Beugelsdijk, Tony J.
Author_Institution
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Volume
9
Issue
4
fYear
1990
Firstpage
34
Lastpage
38
Abstract
The Human Genome Initiative, a worldwide research effort to analyze the structure of human deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and determine the location of all human genes, is discussed. The nature of the task is described, and the technologies needed to construct ´libraries´ of overlapping clones of DNA fragments are examined. DNA sequencing methods and technologies are also discussed. The role that the engineer could play in supporting the project by advances in instrumentation is briefly discussed.<>
Keywords
DNA; biological techniques and instruments; molecular biophysics; DNA; Human Genome Initiative; genes; human deoxyribonucleic acid; instrumentation; molecular biophysics; overlapping clones; research; sequencing methods; Biochemistry; Bioinformatics; Biological cells; Cells (biology); Cloning; DNA; Genomics; Humans; Libraries; Sequences;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Potentials, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0278-6648
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/45.65867
Filename
65867
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