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The Human Genome Project
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Despite plans for this project to finish in the year 2005, it was actually published ahead of schedule in the summer of 2001. What is the Human Genome Project and should we be worried? The Human Genome Project is a project where many scientists from all over the world worked together with one simple aim: to map out the sequence of DNA that makes up all the human genes. From working out what the sequence is, doors of many possibilities are open but what are these possibilities? Will they be as scary as opening Pandora's box or will they bring new hope to those who are terminally ill? Knowing the bases in the sequence is already enabling scientists to set up more advanced genetic tests to give people early warning of any signs of disease risk. Knowing whether you are at risk will therefore allow you to make the...
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