The Human Genome Project

Finished ahead of schedule and under budget, the Human Genome Project (HGP) was a major scientific enterprise that involved many different labs across the world. What have we learned with the HGP? Where are we going next?

Cover Image: © 2002 Sudhir Kumar and S. Blair Hedges. All rights reserved.

Citation: The Human Genome Project. Cambridge, MA: NPG Education, 2010.

Last Updated: January 17, 2014