This booklet was prepared at the request of the U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Health and Environmental Research, as an
overview of the Human
Genome Project, especially the role of the DOE in
this international, multiagency effort. Though edited
and produced at the Lawrence
Berkeley National Laboratory, this account aims
to reflect the full scope of the DOE-sponsored
effort. In pursuit of this goal, the contributions of
many have been essential. Within the Department of
Energy, David A. Smith deserves special mention. He
managed the DOE Human Genome Program until his
retirement this year, and he was the principal
catalyst of this effort to summarize its
achievements. Also contributing program descriptions,
illustrations, advice, and criticism: at DOE, Daniel
W. Drell; at Berkeley, Michael Palazzolo, Christopher
H. Martin, Sylvia Spengler, David Gilbert, Joseph M.
Jaklevic, Eddy Rubin, Kerrie Whitelaw, and Manfred
Zorn; at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, Anthony Carrano,
Gregory G. Lennon, and Linda Ashworth; at Los Alamos National
Laboratory, Robert K. Moyzis and Larry Deaven; at
Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, Lisa Stubbs; at the National Center
for Genome Resources, Christopher Fields; and at Affymetrix,
Robert J. Lipshutz. Behind the scenes, many others no
doubt had a hand.
Douglas Vaughan,
Editor
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Illustrations: Marilee Bailey
Web site design: Mike Wooldridge
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To Know
Ourselves
was prepared at the request of the U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Health and Environmental Research, as an
overview of the Human
Genome Project.