Twenty years of deciphering the "Book of Life" Chinese genome research ranks among the top in the world

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the publication of the draft human genome sequence by the international "Human Genome Project" collaboration group

On June 26th, the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Beijing Institute of Genome Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (National Center for Bioinformatics) and BGI jointly organized the "Commemorative International Human Genome Working Draft and the Completion of the 1% Project" symposium "Review the development history of genomics, and promote the faster and better development of life sciences in our country

From 1% to the first echelon gene sequencing is engraved with the mark of "China"

The "Human Genome Project" was first launched in the United States in 1990, and Britain, Japan, France, and Germany have successively participated to form the international "Human Genome Project" collaboration group.

Will China participate in this "feast" known as the "Apollo Moon Landing Program" in the field of life sciences?

The answer is yes

The human genome consists of approximately 3 billion base pairs

On August 26, 2001, Chinese scientists completed the gene sequence map of the "1% project" ahead of schedule with high quality

"Maybe the '1% project' is a little insignificant for the entire project, but its implementation has brought great significance to the development of genomics in China

Joining the international "Human Genome Project" will enable China to share all the technologies, resources and data established by the project on an equal footing, and make China one of the few countries in the world that can independently complete large-scale genome analysis

Yang Huanming said that the 1% share of the "Human Genome Project" "grabbed" by Chinese scientists has carved the word "China" on this important milestone in the history of human science and technology

The dawn of the "big science" era of life sciences has begun

In the past 20 years, the epoch-making achievements made by the "Human Genome Project" have brought revolutionary changes to human understanding of diseases and species evolution

By participating in this project, Chinese scientists have been able to learn and catch up with advanced biotechnology in developed countries in a short period of time.

In 2010, the dream that scientists had cherished for decades became a reality

"The sequence of the human genome is as important as the periodic table of elements

He said that the epidemic also reminded us again: Our understanding of life is far from enough