In June 2000, the initial sequencing of the human genome was completed, marking the advent of the genome era. People began to hope fervently that genomic research would lead to new breakthroughs and remarkable new possibilities in modern medicine.
二○○○年六月，人類基因組定序工程完成，同時宣告了基因世代的來臨，人們對基因研究寄予厚望，期盼它能突破現代醫療的瓶頸，化腐朽為神奇、變不可能為可能。