Applications and Future Challenges

The Human Genome Project gave us the complete DNA sequence of Homo sapiens, but a sequence alone is just a string of letters. The real challenge — and the real opportunity — lies in making sense of it. Deriving meaningful knowledge from these 3 billion base pairs will define biological research for decades. This task is enormous: it requires the expertise and creativity of tens of thousands of scientists from many disciplines, working in both public and private sectors worldwide. …