title: Initial impact of the sequencing of the human genome.
abstract: The sequence of the human genome has dramatically accelerated biomedical research. Here I explore its impact, in the decade since its publication, on our understanding of the biological functions encoded in the genome, on the biological basis of inherited diseases and cancer, and on the evolution and history of the human species. I also discuss the road ahead in fulfilling the promise of genomics for medicine.
authors.affiliation: Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, 7 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, USA. lander@broadinstitute.org
authors.forename: Eric S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Lander
mesh_terms: D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000639:trends; D015894:Genome, Human / Q000235:genetics*; D049674:History, 21st Century; D016045:Human Genome Project / Q000266:history; D006801:Humans; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000266:history