The Human Genome Project was not only a success for the scientists involved, it has also proven to be an overwhelming success for doctors and medical researchers everwhere. Advancements in medicine have come in various different forms, all thanks to the Human Genome Project, and those advances continue even today.
One of the ways the Human Genome Project has positively affected medical research is by providing us with a link to the past. By being able to study the history and timelines of diseases through various different experiments, scientists are able to see precisely how, when and in some cases why a particular disease may have mutated or spread to the masses. By getting a working understanding of these diseases and epidemics from the past, scientists can better understand and apply that knowledge to the present and future.
Another way the Human Genome Project has helped advancements in medicine is by giving scientists a clear view of the present. By being able to study the genetics and DNA of people with diseases now, as well as the DNA of their children and parents, they can get a good idea of how a disease functions in the present and can therefore better treat it.
Finally, the Human Genome Project helps provide scientists with a link to the future. Not only can scientists break down a disease and examine its precises causes and behaviors, but scientists can also compare the human DNA stucture to that of other animals and living things, such as lab rats. Some animals have similar genetics as humans with higher or different resistancies to diseases. By being able to study the disease in other, similar species, scientists are able to discover breakthroughs that could mean big things for the future of mankind.
Because the Human Genome Project provides researchers with a clear link to the past, present and future, scientists are able to study where a disease is, trace it back from whence it came, and predict the way it will move in the future. Having this information is crucial, and makes the Human Genome Project one of the greatest scientific advancements ever.