What is the “1000 Genomes Project”?
§ Scientists working for The 1,000 Genomes
Project have decoded the genomes of more than 1,000 people from 14
ethnic global groups. It is the largest and most detailed compilation of
human DNA variations, to track origin of rare and common diseases.
§ Launched in January 2008
§ An international research effort to establish by
far the most detailed catalogue of human genetic variation.
§ The project has generated raw information to the
tune of 180 terabytes. All of the information is freely available on internet.
§ The sequencing of 1092 genomes was announced in a Nature
publication in October 2012.