Generating the Working Draft Human Genome Sequence—By the Numbers
| 15 | Number of months for the Human Genome Project to increase the percentage of the human genome sequenced from 10% to 90% |
| 1000 | Approximate number of raw bases of DNA sequence generated per second (24 hours per day, 7 days per week) by the Human Genome Project sequencing centers during the above 15-month interval of intense data generation |
| 9 | Number of months for Celera Genomics to generate its whole-genome shotgun data for the human genome |
| 23,147 and 7.5 | Total megabases of raw DNA sequence generated from bacterial (mostly BAC) clones by the Human Genome Project in generating the working draft human sequence and the redundant coverage (on average) across the human genome this data provided |
| 14,800 and 5.1 | Total megabases of raw DNA sequence generated in a whole-genome shotgun fashion by Celera Genomics in generating the working draft human sequence and the redundant coverage (on average) across the human genome this data provided |
| 2693 and 2910 | Number of megabases of working draft human sequence generated by the Human Genome Project and Celera Genomics, respectively |
| 249 | Number of individuals given on the ‘partial’ list of authors for the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium's (i.e., the Human Genome Project's) human sequence publication |
| 274 | Number of individuals listed on the Celera Genomics' human sequence publication |
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↵Derived from information provided in the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium (2001) and Venter et al. (2001).
