The complete set of genetic information
that builds the human body.
The Human Genome Project was a 15-year international endeavor,
with an investment of $3 billion.
In 2001, the first draft sequence of the human genome was reported.
For the first time in history, humanity came to know its own blueprint.
Science begins with the courage to ask.
Nature, Volume 409, Issue 6822 (15 February 2001)
Published by Springer Nature.
Reproduced with permission of SNCSC.
