On September 28, 1993 (the 13th day of the eighth lunar month), China's human genome research was officially launched.

On September 28, 1993, China's human genome research was officially launched. An expert group organized by the Life Sciences Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of China and led by Professor Tan Jiazhen demonstrated and approved the "Research on the Gene Structure of Certain Loci in the Chinese Nation's Genome" application by Professor Qiang Boqin and Researcher Chen Zhu in Shanghai. This information was released after the major project.

The Human Genome Research Project is one of the most eye-catching topics and cross-century projects in the field of international biology and medicine. In 1985, when American scientists first proposed it, they placed it in the same strategic position as the Manhattan Atomic Bomb Project and the Apollo Moon Landing Project. Its goal is to clarify the entire DNA sequence of human genetic information as a whole and the structure, function and expression regulation of about 100,000 human genes, to provide basic data for the study of human genetic diversity, to reveal about 5,000 human monogenic genetic diseases and a number of multifactorial and polygenic diseases that seriously endanger human health. The disease-causing genes or disease-susceptible genes, and to establish new diagnostic and prevention methods for various genetic diseases, so as to promote the development of basic and applied research in the entire life sciences. At present, the United States, the European Community, Japan, Canada and the Commonwealth of Independent States have proposed their own human genome research projects. [Lssdjt.com]

This project is the largest project of the Life Sciences Department of the National Natural Science Foundation of our country so far. It will invest 3 million yuan and be led by Professor Qiang Boqin of the Institute of Basic Medicine of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and researcher Chen Zhu of the Institute of Hematology of Shanghai Second Medical University. It will bring together 12 national key laboratories and research units that have made outstanding achievements in human gene research in China to form a strong national team. Combined with the specific national conditions of our country, we will first conduct research on the preservation of the genomes of different ethnic groups in our country and the genetic structure of several check points, and create conditions for joining the international human genome research collaboration.