The race to sequence the human genome - Tien Nguyen
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In 1990, The Human Genome Project proposed to sequence the entire human genome over 15 years with $3 billion of public funds. Then, seven years before its scheduled completion, a private company called Celera announced that they could accomplish the same goal in just three years at a fraction of the cost. Tien Nguyen details the history of this race to sequence the human genome.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Tien Nguyen
- Director
- Barak Drori
- Artist
- Yossi Gavan
- Producer
- Michal Boico
- Collaborator
- Office of Research Integrity
