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Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project, which operated from 1990 to 2003, provided researchers with basic information about the genetic content of the human organism, opening new avenues of discovery in fields such as cancer research.
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific collaboration that officially began in 1990. The project was declared complete in April 2003, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the publication describing the double-helical structure of DNA.123