A meeting next month in London should give a clear view of where the Human Genome Project is now, and where it is likely to be heading in the years that follow. The project (which is several) continues to gather momentum. The strategic questions have been settled, but there will be endless arguments on tactics. And ethical issues, while insubstantial, must be handled delicately.
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Maddox, J. The case for the human genome. Nature 352, 11–14 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1038/352011a0
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