The announcement made headlines across the globe and world leaders praised the work, heralding it as “the genetic blueprint for human beings.”

U.S. president Bill Clinton said “today we are learning the language in which God created life.” And British prime minister Tony Blair called the map a breakthrough “whose implications far surpass even the discovery of antibiotics.”

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Francis Collins, who led the U.S. component of the project and is now director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, said that although it may seem that the revolution promised with the publication of the first draft in 2000 is slow in coming, many early predictions had been prematurely hyped.

Scientists have barely scratched below the surface of the possibilities opened up by having access to the whole human gene map, he said, and when they do, their results will determine the way all people are diagnosed and treated for diseases.

“It’s fair to say that most people have not yet had the experience of having their personal medical care directly affected by the sequencing of the human genome,” Francis told a briefing in London marking the project’s 10-year anniversary.

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“When we think of DNA it is usually connect to some kind of crime. It is a science most of us do not understand, but there is a new way to use DNA testing that brings it home. A new DNA testing lab in Winnipeg is promising it can find out whether you are genetically susceptible to a disease. For some it is a chance to guard against and steer clear of potential problems but for others it is Pandora’s Box. All it takes is two-millimetres of saliva, and a bit of a wait. “
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