There’s much excitement here at CSHL in anticipation of the popular annual Biology of Genomes meeting, which begins tonight. For the next 6 days, scientists from around the world will assemble on campus to discuss the latest advances in genome research as they relate to evolution, biology, and disease in a variety of organisms—including humans.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of the draft human genome sequence. What has it told us about human biology? Do we know the function of every gene in the human genome?
To address these questions, Stewart Scherer has spent substantial time and effort compiling information from the scientific literature about human genes and their biological functions. The result is a new online resource, Guide to the Human Genome, that puts the genes of the human genome in their biological context. The Guide, available at www.humangenomeguide.org, provides extensive up-to-date information about human genes in an easily accessible format. (more…)
