The race to complete the first human genome sequence had everything a story needs to keep its audience enthralled - right down to a neck-and-neck sprint for the finish by two fierce rivals. In the end, the result was basically a tie. The rivals - the international, publicly funded Human Genome Project and the private, for-profit company Celera Genomics then based in Rockville, Maryland - jointly announced the completion of their draft sequences in June 2000 at a gala televised press conference attended by US President Bill Clinton and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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