Science and Health

1,000 Genomes Project completes 3 pilot works

By Yan Weijue (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-06-22 11:43

The 1,000 Genomes Project, the first international association aimed at building the most detailed map of human genetic variation to date, announced its completion of three pilot projects, which is available to the public for free, chinanews.com.cn reported Monday.

The completion of the three pilot projects is of great importance as the scientists were allowed to do research on mutated genes among a larger group detected, resulting in genetic diseases.

Launched in 2008, the project unites multidisciplinary research teams from institutes around the world, including the United Kingdom, China and the United States. Each will contribute to the enormous sequence database and to a refined human genome map.