Human Genome Project

The Human Genome Project is a scientific research effort to analyze the DNA of human beings and several other lower types of organisms. The project was established in the United States in 1990 under the endorsement of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health and was anticipated to be completed in the year 2005. The ultimate goal of this effort is to identify and locate the chromosomes of every human gene and …

…responses, family relationships, and stigmatization. Studies on cultural differences in the uses of genetic information and the effect of genetic information on the concept of disability should be included. This is one of the first times scientists have begun to explore the potential consequences of their research before a crisis has arisen. With careful attention to these ethical difficulties, and acceptable safegaurds when necessary, society can acquire the full benefits of the Human Genome Project.