Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Biology - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,0, University of Ulm, course: Bioethik, language: English, abstract: The Human Genome Project (HGP), founded in 1990, was a multinational project with the aim to sequence the entire human genome. Besides, its objectives included the generation of high resolution linkage and physical maps of the human chromosomes as well as the identification of disease causing genes. In addition, the HGPs key goals also included addressing the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) that may arise from the increasing the availability of genetic information, thereby representing the worlds largest bioethical program. This work adresses the most challenging ELSI concerns in detail and gives an overview about the state of research on the human genome.