The Human Genome Project (HGP) was a scientific research project whose goal was to map the gene sequence of human beings. HGP was initiated and sponsored by the U.S government, but involved institutions and scientists from different regions of the world such as Japan, China, Germany, the U.K and France, making it the largest collaborative scientific research project of its kind. The project mapped about three billion base pairs (estimated to nbe between fifty and a hundred thousand genes). It started in 1990 after four years of development and planning and ended thirteen years later in 2003. Interestingly, the Continue reading...
