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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.

How do we Sequence DNA?

DNA Sequencing is at the center of the Human Genome Project, which promises to revolutionize
the Biomedical Sciences and the treatment of human diseases. This page is designed to help you
understand how DNA is sequenced.
If you are looking for information on our DNA sequencing service facility, our home page is here:
The University of Michigan DNA Sequencing Core

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DNA Sequencing and medicine

Artificial life has been created for the first time. US researchers have developed the first bacteria cell controlled by a synthetic genome, in a breakthrough which may pose philosophical and scientific questions about the bid to recreate life.

"This is the first synthetic cell that's been made," said lead researcher Craig Venter, as the discovery was unveiled