The Department of Energy (DOE) has sponsored the publication of numerous documents about the Human Genome Project. These publications are available online only.

Several other entities also have published documents about the project, many of which are included here.

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Programmatic Documents

Human Genome News

Human Genome News (HGN) was the newsletter of the U.S. Human Genome Project from 1989 to 2002. HGN was intended to facilitate communication among genome researchers and to inform persons interested in genome research.

Contractor-Grantee Workshop Proceedings

• 2002 DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop IX
• 2000 DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VIII
• 1999 DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VII
• 1997 DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop VI
• 1996 DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop V
• 1994 DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop IV
• 1993 DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop III
• 1991 DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop II
• 1989 DOE Human Genome Program Contractor-Grantee Workshop I

DOE Human Genome Program Reports

• 1997 DOE Human Genome Program Report (including research abstracts)
• 1993 DOE Human Genome Program Report (including research abstracts)
• 1991-92 DOE Human Genome Program Report (including research abstracts)
• 1989-90 DOE Human Genome Program Report (including research abstracts)

Historical Documents

See also Timeline

• U.S. Human Genome Project Goals
  • Final 5-Year Research Goals: 1998-2003
  • Revised 5-Year Research Goals of the U.S. Human Genome Project: 1993-1998
  • Understanding Our Genetic Inheritance: The U.S. Human Genome Project. The First Five Years: 1991-1995
• Bermuda Conference Data Release Policies (1997, 1996)
• Mapping Our Genes: Genome Projects –How Big? How Fast? 1988 report from the U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment
• Mapping and Sequencing the Human Genome 1988 NAS NRC Report, National Academy Press [http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=1097]
• Report on the Human Genome Initiative for the Office of Health and Environmental Research: April 1987 report that officially outlined the Department of Energy’s strategies for the Human Genome Project
• The Alta Summit, December 1984, by Robert Cook-Deegan, Genomics 5, 661-663 (October 1989)

Other Reports

• The Impact of Genomics on the U.S. Economy 2013 report by Battelle for United for Medical Research. (June 2013)
• Economic Impact of the Human Genome Project 2011 report prepared by Battelle. Corresponding Nature news (May 2011) [http://www.nature.com/news/2011/110511/full/news.2011.281.html].
• JASON Report JSR 97-315, “Human Genome Project” (1997)
• Report of the Invitational DOE Workshop on Genome Informatics, 26-27 April 1993 (U.S. DOE White Paper on Bioinformatics)

Educational Documents

Of special interest to the general public, particularly students and educators.

• Primers: Throughout the duration of the HGP, numerous primers and educational documents were created to help explain genetics and the project to the lay person. These documents are now out of date, but PDFs are presented here as an historical archive.
  • Genomics and Its Impact on Science and Society: The Human Genome Project and Beyond, (June 2008).
  • The Human Genome and Beyond (April 2003). Two-page summary.
  • Fact Sheet on the Human Genome Project (2001). This 4-page document is a reprint of several articles from the November 2000 issue of Human Genome News.
  • To Know Ourselves (1996), an overview of the underlying science of the Human Genome Project.
  • Primer on Molecular Genetics Date Published: June 1992
• Gene Gateway – Exploring Genes and Genetic Disorders (2003). Collection of guides and tutorials designed to help novice users get started with online resources and data on human chromosomes, genes, and genetic disorders. See Gene Gateway Web site.
• Beyond the Human Genome Project Poster (June 2003). Educational wall poster.
• Human Genome Landmarks: Selected Genes, Traits, and Disorders Poster (2002). Educational wall poster of all 24 human chromosomes and selected genes that have been mapped to them. Print and online versions available from Web site.

Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI) Documents

• Exploring Genetics Issues Relevant to Minority Communities (August 2003). Two-page brochure as a pdf file.
• Bloodlines: Technology Hits Home A PBS documentary with partial funding from the Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues of the U.S. Department of Energy Human Genome Program. (June 2003). [http://www.pbs.org/bloodlines/]
• DOE Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Abstracts Booklets
  • Retrospective of the DOE Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Program: a history of the program, including specific ELSI grants and their products. (2001)
  • 1999 DOE Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Booklet
  • 1998 DOE Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Booklet
  • 1997 DOE Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Booklet
• Your Genes, Your Choices (1997) available from AAAS [http://ehrweb.aaas.org/ehr/books/index.html] and mirrored here. Describes the Human Genome Project, the science behind it, and the ethical, legal, and social issues that are raised by the project.
• Exploring the Impact of Genetic Research on Minorities: DOE and Zeta Phi Beta sorority’s National Educational Foundation–article excerpted from Human Genome News (November 2001)
• Challenges and Impact of Human Genome Research for Minority Communities Conference Proceedings (July 2000)
• Pathways and Barriers to Genetic Testing and Screening: Molecular Genetics Meets the High-Risk Family –report by Troy Duster (University of California) and Diane Beeson (California State University, Hayward) (October 1997)
• ELSI Bibliography (publications prior to 1995)

 

Genetics in the Courtroom

• The Human Genome Project: What a Legal Assistant Needs to Know an article from the Journal for Legal Assistants (August 2000).
• Judicature: Genes and Justice –entire issue. Nov-Dec. 1999.
• Bridging the Gap Between Life Insurer and Consumer in the Genetic Testing Era: The RF Proposal, reprinted with permission of the Indiana Law Journal 74(4) Fall 1999. By Christopher M. Keefer, J.D. Candidate, 1999, Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington; B.B.A., 1996, University of Notre Dame
• The Judges’ Journal of the American Bar Association’s “Genetics in the Courtroom” issue, Summer 1997, Vol. 36:3
• Public Sector Genetic Services in Florida and Georgia: Current Status and Potential Issues Raised by the Human Genome Project by Ralph W. Trottier, Ph.D., J.D. and Lee A. Crandall, Ph.D. A Final Report from”The Impact of HGI Derived Technologies on Genetic Testing, Screening and Counseling: Cultural, Ethical and Legal Issues” (July 1996).
• Genetic Privacy Act Report written in 1995 by George Annas of the Boston University School of Public Health to assist legislators.

 

Miscellaneous Publications

• Human Genome Project Black Bag Insert in the Journal for Minority Medical Students (Spring 2002) Special 32-page pull-out section covreing basic genetics, Zeta Phi Beta’s genetics education program, the genetics of sickle cell anemia, medical genetics, and ELSI issues.
• Converting Energy to Medical Progress: An introduction to the unique nuclear medicine research funded by the Medical Sciences Division of DOE’s Office of Science. (April 2001)  – Page removed
• Fast Forward to 2020: What to Expect in Molecular Medicine — an article for online magazine TNTY Futures (2000).
• A Vital Legacy (1997) — a 50-year progress report on the revolutionary program that gave rise to the Human Genome Project.
• Communicating Science: Building on a Legacy of Achievements: An electronic version of HGMIS exhibit for the BER 50th Anniversary Symposium held May 21-22, 1997, at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C.
• Exceptional Service Awards — Booklet describing the work of 13 people who received DOE’s Exceptional Service Awards in 1997.