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Goals:
- identify all the approximately 20,000-25,000 genes in human DNA,
- determine the sequences of the 3 billion chemical base pairs that make up human DNA,
-store this information in databases,
-improve tools for data analysis,
-transfer related technologies to the private sector, and
-address the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the project.

What is it?
The Human Genome Project (HGP) is an international scientific research project. Its goal is to understand the genetic make-up of the human species by determining the sequence of chemical base pairs which make up DNA, and to identify the 20,000-25,000 genes of the human genome. The project also focused on several other nonhuman organisms such as Escherichia coli, the fruit fly, and a laboratory mouse. It was one of the largest investigational projects in modern science.[citation needed]

The project began in 1990 initially headed by James D. Watson. A working draft of the genome was released in 2000 and a complete one in 2003, with further analysis still being published.

A parallel project was conducted by the private company Celera Genomics. Most of the sequencing was performed in universities and research centers from the United States and Great Britain.

The mapping of human genes is an important step in the development of medicines and other aspects of health care.

The HGP originally aimed to map the nucleotides contained in a haploid reference human genome (more than three billion). Several groups have announced efforts to extend this to diploid human genomes including the International HapMap Project, Applied Biosystems, Perlegen, Illumina, JCVI, Personal Genome Project, and Roche-454.

The "genome" of any given individual (except for identical twins and cloned animals) is unique; mapping "the human genome" involves sequencing multiple variations of each gene. The project did not study the entire DNA found in human cells; some heterochromatic areas (about 8% of the total) remain un-sequenced.

Efectivness:
Rapid progress in genome science and a glimpse into its potential applications have spurred observers to predict that biology will be the foremost science of the 21st century. Technology and resources generated by the Human Genome Project and other genomics research are already having a major impact on research across the life sciences. The potential for commercial development of genomics research presents U.S. industry with a wealth of opportunities, and sales of DNA-based products and technologies in the biotechnology industry are projected to exceed $45 billion by 2009 (Consulting Resources Corporation Newsletter, Spring 1999).
Some current and potential applications of genome research include

Molecular medicine
Energy sources and environmental applications
Risk assessment
Bioarchaeology, anthropology, evolution, and human migration
DNA forensics (identification)
Agriculture, livestock breeding, and bioprocessing

This is for my Biology project thingie. If you have information that could help, that is related to The Human Genome Project, please share^-^ Thank you!