title: The human genome project: past, present, and future.
abstract: This article presents a short discussion of the development of the human genome program in the United States, a summary of the current status of the organization and administration of the National Institutes of Health component of the program, and some prospects for the future directions of the program and the applications of genome information.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Human Genome Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D002017:Budgets; D004247:DNA; D035082:Federal Government; D016045:Human Genome Project / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D038622:Internationality; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.) / Q000458:organization & administration; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004247:DNA