Question

In what year was the Human Genome Project launched, and in what year was it completed?

Options

• Launched in 1980, completed in 1998

• Launched in 1985, completed in 2000

• Launched in 1990, completed in 2003

• Launched in 1995, completed in 2005

Answer 1

The Human Genome Project was officially launched in 1990 as an international mega-project and was completed in 2003. This 13-year duration reflects the massive scope of sequencing approximately 3 billion base pairs and developing the necessary technologies and computational infrastructure to accomplish this feat.