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Well, the human genome project was often talked about as a genetic 
equivalent of the Manhattan Project. I guess they were similar in the 
concentration of resources on single goals, but the scales were, of 
course, entirely different. In fact, we have to remember that while the 
human genome project was the largest biology project, it is pretty 
small by comparison with the colliders the physicists build or the 
telescopes the astronomers use.

The application of genetics is a sensitive issue, as the controversies 
over gene therapy and genetically modified foods demonstrate. 
These descisions require the input of society's views and  there are 
almost as many views as  there are people!