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Murray: The Human Microbiome Project: Beginning and Future Status

초록

In 1884 Robert Koch and Friedrich Loeffler published Koch's Postulates defining our historical under-standing of the relationship between an organism and infection: one organism: one disease. In the last decade with research on the microbial community liv-ing on and in humans, a new concept of microbial diseases has emerged; that is, alterations of the microbial community can lead to disease including an extension beyond traditional “infectious” diseases to include metabolic disorders such as type 2 diabetes and obesity. As we continue to gain knowledge about the functions of the normal microbiome and the ef-fects of alterations of the microbial population on disease pathogenesis, a new era of diagnostics and therapeutics will evolve.

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Table 1.
Selected landmarks associated with the human genome project
Year Events
1991 Human chromosome mapping data repository established
1992 Low resolution genetic linkage map of human genome published
1993 Consortium established to coordinate efficient mapping and sequencing
1994 Completion of second-generation DNA clone libraries; genetic privacy act proposed
1995 High resolution maps of chromosomes 16 and 19 produced; first bacteria sequenced-Haemophilus influenzae, Mycoplasma genitalium
1996 First yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) sequenced; health care portability and accountability act prohibits use of sequencing data for health insurance decisions
1997 E. coli genome sequenced; high resolution maps of chromosomes X and 7 produced
1998 M. tuberculosis sequenced; Celera Genomics formed to sequence human genome in 3 years
1999 Human chromosome 22 first to be completely sequenced; joint genome institute sequencing facility opened in california
2000 Completion of working draft DNA sequence of human genome announced; chromosome 21 completely sequenced; working drafts of chromosomes 5, 16, 19 announced; fruit fly Drosophila sequenced
2001 Chromosome 20 finished; publication of working draft sequence of human genome by HGP and Celera Genomics
2002 Draft sequence of mouse genome published
2003 Human chromosomes 6, 7, 14, and Y completed; HGP declared finished
2004-06 Remaining human chromosomes completed
2007 Human Microbiome Project (HMP) begins
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