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. 2020 Oct;21(10):575-576.
doi: 10.1038/s41576-020-0275-3.

The Human Genome Project changed everything

Richard A Gibbs  1
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The Human Genome Project changed everything

Richard A Gibbs. Nat Rev Genet. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Thirty years on from the launch of the Human Genome Project, Richard Gibbs reflects on the promises that this voyage of discovery bore. Its success should be measured by how this project transformed the rules of research, the way of practising biological discovery and the ubiquitous digitization of biological science.

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