Day 302 of 365
October 29
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Biology The Human Genome Project
The Human Genome Project (1990-2003) mapped all human DNA - about 3 billion base pairs. It cost $2.7 billion. Today, sequencing costs under $1,000. This knowledge enables personalized medicine, ancestry testing, and understanding genetic diseases.
💡 Did you know?
Humans have only about 20,000 genes - far fewer than expected, and about the same as a worm!
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