Just taking some notes here – relates to a discussion going on online. Would love pointers to other references relating to hype and the human genome project (including references that think it was not overhyped). I note – see some of my previous posts about this issue including: Human genome project oversold? sure but let’s not undersell basic science and various Overselling Genomics awards.
Here are some things I have found.
White House press conference on announcing completion of the human genome:
Genome science will have a real impact on all our lives — and even more, on the lives of our children. It will revolutionize the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of most, if not all, human diseases. In coming years, doctors increasingly will be able to cure diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, diabetes and cancer by attacking their genetic roots. In fact, it is now conceivable that our children’s children will know the term cancer only as a constellation of stars.
Collins et al. New Goals for the U.S. Human Genome Project: 1998–2003:
The Human Genome Project (HGP) is fulfilling its promise as the single most important project in biology and the biomedical sciences— one that will permanently change biology and medicine
NOVA: Nature vs. Nurture Revisited:
