Historia poznania genomu człowieka.

This article focuses on the history of the Human Genome Project (HGP). The complete human genome sequence was published in the spring of 2003, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA by James D. Watson and Francis Crick. Initiated in the United States, the HGP became one of the greatest international scientific undertakings at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries. The HGP sought to map and shed greater understanding of the nucleotide sequences, which store information concerning the operation and construction of the human body. Originally envisioned as a 15 year undertaking, the HGP was completed two years ahead of schedule due to advances in technology. Analyses of the project’s results, however, will likely continue for decades.