The Human Genome Project is the mapping of genes in a single strand of DNA. This project was started in 1990 and ended in 2003. The project was directed by the U.S Department of Energy and the National Institutes of Health. The Human Genome Project did not only include the U.S. It also included the U.K., Japan, France and other countries that helped in this project.

A Genome is the DNA inside an organism. A Genome has a special protein that concludes how an organism looks, fights an infection or how it acts. DNA is made up of cytosine, guanine, thymine and adenine which abbreviated is C,G,T, and A. These are called bases. These bases help scientists know what an organism is such as human, animal, plant and many other living things. The Human Genome project is interesting and can help us incredibly in curing diseases.

The scientists of the Human Genome Project were trying to map out the genes in a DNA in doing this they accomplished many goals. There were able to map 100,000 human SNP's (Single nucleotide Polymorphisms). Another goal the accomplished was to make a 2-5 centimeter resolution map. The mapping of 100,000 human SNP's was finished in February 2003, and 3.7 million human SNP's were mapped. Only 1 centimeter of the resolution map was finished in 1994.

The Human Genome Project, has provided a foundation of understanding about genetis for when scientist research more organisms. The Human project has had a big impact in science and has taught us a lot.