2010Preliminary Evidence of Neanderthal-Human Interbreeding Presented

The Neanderthal Genome Project presented preliminary genetic...
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🧬 Human Genome Project Officially Concluded

The Human Genome Project is completed.
Human Genome Project Officially Concluded (2003)
GeneticsBiologyScientific ResearchBiotechnologyMedical AdvancementsInternational CollaborationDNAMolecular Biology
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🧬 Preliminary Evidence of Neanderthal-Human Interbreeding Presented

The Neanderthal Genome Project presented preliminary genetic evidence that interbreeding likely occurred and that a small but significant portion of Neanderthal admixture is present in modern non-African populations.
Preliminary Evidence of Neanderthal-Human Interbreeding Presented (2010)
GeneticsHuman EvolutionDNAAnthropology

🧬 CRISPR Genome-Editing Method Demonstrated and Widely Adopted

CRISPR genome-editing method
CRISPR Genome-Editing Method Demonstrated and Widely Adopted (2015)
GeneticsBiotechnologyMolecular BiologyScientific InnovationBioethicsMedical AdvancementsGlobal Impact
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🧬 Complete Sequencing of Human Genome Reference GRCh38.p14

The standard reference gene, GRCh38.p14, of the human genome, is fully sequenced and contains 3.1 billion base pairs.
Complete Sequencing of Human Genome Reference GRCh38.p14 (2022)
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