University of California, Santa Cruz

The University of California, Santa Cruz publicly shared the first draft of a human genome sequence on behalf of the international Human Genome Project, providing the first holistic look at the DNA that codes for human life. This ensured free public access to the human genetic code and served as the foundation for many major advances in disease research, personalized medicine, and more. The UCSC Genome Browser, developed to analyze the sequence, continues to be one of the most widely used tools in genomics today. Learn more