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    How did the Human Genome Project come about?
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    It was a project of such a huge size that no one thought it would be possible at that time, but with the support of key scientists and considerable funding, the Human Genome Project began…

    The dawn of DNA sequencing
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    The Sanger sequencing method, developed in 1977, enabled scientists to read the genetic code for the first time. It is based on the natural process of DNA replication.

    What was the Human Genome Project for?
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    The Human Genome Project, which began officially in 1990, was the largest international collaboration ever undertaken in biology and involved thousands of scientists. 

    Scaling up for the Human Genome Project
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    By the mid-1990s, when the Human Genome Project was in full swing, scientists were sequencing DNA using capillary sequencers.  

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