The Human Genome Project: How 23 Chromosomes Made An $800 Billion Economic Impact

Ethonomic Indicator of the Day: $796 billion–the economic impact of the Human Genome Project. The Human Genome Project–a $3.8-billion international human genome mapping project that ran from 1988 to 2003–wasn’t just a money-sucking vanity initiative that only reaped profits for personal genetic testing companies like 23andMe . The project has, in fact, driven $796 billion in economic impact and generated $244 billion in total personal income, according to a new report from Battelle .

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The Human Genome Project: How 23 Chromosomes Made An $800 Billion Economic Impact