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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. During the early years of the HGP, the Wellcome Trust (U.K.)
became a major partner; additional contributions came from Japan,
France, Germany, China, and others. See our history
page for more information. Project goals were to
Though the HGP is finished, analyses of the data will continue for many years. Follow this ongoing research on our Milestones page. An important feature of the HGP project was the federal government's long-standing dedication to the transfer of technology to the private sector. By licensing technologies to private companies and awarding grants for innovative research, the project catalyzed the multibillion-dollar U.S. biotechnology industry and fostered the development of new medical applications. |
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