16. $\qquad$ Along with the Manhattan Project and the Apollo Program, it is known as one of the “three major scientific programs”. This program was officially launched in 1990, involving scientists from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, and China.
A. New Energy Regeneration Program
B. Space Colonization Program
C. Human Genome Project
D. Solar Power Generation Program
【Answer】C
【Analysis】The Human Genome Project (English: Human Genome Project, HGP) is a large-scale, multinational, and interdisciplinary scientific exploration project. Its purpose is to determine the nucleotide sequence of the 3 billion base pairs that make up the human chromosomes (referring to the haploid), thereby mapping the human genome and identifying the genes and their sequences it carries, ultimately deciphering human genetic information. The Human Genome Project was first proposed by American scientists in 1985 and officially launched in 1990. Scientists from the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, and China collectively participated in this $3 billion Human Genome Project. The Human Genome Project, along with the Manhattan Project and the Apollo Program, is known as one of the three major scientific projects, a great engineering feat in the history of human science, and is hailed as the "moonshot" of life sciences.