20th anniversary of publishing the human genome to the internet

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On July 7, 2020, it will be 20 years since the publication of the human genome to the Internet.

We invite you to take a moment to commemorate this effort, and consider how UC Santa Cruz led the effort to ensure that it would be free and available to everyone, everywhere, forever.

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June 22, 2000: Jim Kent assembles the human genome sequence using his 10,000-line computer program in the garage office of his Seabright home.

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July 7, 2000: The UCSC genome bioinformatics group makes history by releasing the first working draft of the human genome sequence on the web. Scientists download half a trillion bytes of information from the UCSC genome server in the first 24 hours. Pictured are: Bioinformatics department graduate student Jim Kent; Professor David Haussler, undergraduate student Patrick Gavin (orange jumpsuit) and graduate student Scotfree Kennedy.

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David Haussler pictured in 2000 with the Dell computer cluster used for the assembly of the first human genome.

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January 2001: Copy of first draft of the human genome sequence burned onto a CD-ROM at UCSC is presented to President Clinton and deposited in the Smithsonian.

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July 2000: Network traffic in July, 2000.  Blue:  All web traffic at the University.  Green: downloads of human genome.

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Last modified: Jun 24, 2020