Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project Imagine a society where everyone is perfect according to his or her personality, appearance, physical abilities, and intelligence. ... Even if there are possibilities for the Human Genome Project to alter human life, it should be restricted at a point where it does not alter humans traits, characteristics, and DNA, and should be focused more on curing diseases, cancer, viruses, and saving lives. For the past decade science has uncovered a wealth of information relating to the human genetic code. It was not until the summer of 2000 that the Human Genome Project had announced the success of mapping the “human genetic code.” The Human Genome Project (HGP) is a large international project to discover and characterize all human genetic material by determining the complete sequence of the DNA in the human genome. Information obtained from the Human Genome Project will definitely have an impact on all biomedical research that could open the door to new horizons of the treatment of diseases and the causes of diseases. With the recent success of the Human Genome Project there lies the ethical, legal, and social implications that the human race will face with such knowledge. ... The Human Genome Project goals are to answer the questions of life sciences by identifying the 50,000-100,000 human DNA, determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA, store research information in databases, and be able to analyze the data with greater tools. ... By understanding human biology and learning about non-human organisms, DNA sequences can reach an understanding of their natural capabilities that can be applied toward solving challenges in health care, energy sources, agriculture, and environmental cleanup. On June 2000, international leaders of the Human Genome Project had confirmed that the rough draft of the humane genome had been completed. The draft will provide a framework of sequence for the 90% of the human genome, with the rest of the human genome that would be accomplished within the next three years. The Human Genome Project began in 1990 as a 15-year effort to find more than 100,000 human genes and determine the sequence of the 3-billion DNA base pairs. With the vast information from the Human Genome Project, there are also the questions of ethical, legal and social issues that affect human knowledge, understanding, and way of life.