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The benefits and criticisms of the human genome project
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Completed in 2003, the Human Genome Project (HGP) was a 13-year project coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. Its goals were to: 1. Identify all the genes in the human DNA 2. Determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA 3. Store this information in databases 4. Improve tools for data analysis 5. Transfer related technologies to the private sector 6. Address the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project A genome is the entire DNA in an organism, including its genes. Genes carry information for making all the proteins required by all organisms. These proteins determine, among other things, how the organism looks, how well its body metabolises food or fights infection, and sometimes even how it behaves. DNA is made up of four similar chemicals (called bases and abbreviated A, T, C, and G) that are...
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