Rising to the challenge: The Literacy Genome Project (LGP) takes shape at Florida State University
In 1986 an international group of researchers met to discuss and debate the audacious idea of decoding all human DNA into its fundamental units, over three billion pairs of protein chemicals. Biologists and other scientists recognized the potential power of being able to read these chemical strands as they searched for cures to human diseases. The researchers wrestled with the issues and barriers of undertaking this large-scale work.
