The Most Important Events That Changed History Forever

The Human Genome Project (1990)

The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific research project that aimed to figure out what base pairs made up human DNA. It was the largest collaborative biological project in the world. The idea was first picked up in 1984 by the U.S. government. Work began in 1990, and the HGP was declared complete on April 14, 2003.

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