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New 4D Imaging Project Revives Human Genome Collaboration Dreams

1/3/2026

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In the early 2000s, media highlighted the nearing completion of the Human Genome Project.
A press release announced a new project imaging the human genome in 4D.
This recalls the February 2001 Nature edition, which published 94% of the genome through 20 international groups including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, and China.
Today, such extensive cooperation among countries seems unlikely, despite Northwestern University's intriguing new research.

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Story summary

In the early 2000s, media highlighted the nearing completion of the Human Genome Project.
A press release announced a new project imaging the human genome in 4D.
This recalls the February 2001 Nature edition, which published 94% of the genome through 20 international groups including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Germany, and China.
Today, such extensive cooperation among countries seems unlikely, despite Northwestern University's intriguing new research.