[Overview on the millennium genome project].

Millennium genome project had started 2000 April as a national research project. In this project, analysis of single nucleotide polymorphism of human genome and application of its information on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of major diseases, and on drug development, regenerative medicine, and analysis of rice genome are included. This project is scheduled to complete by 2004. Since large amount of research money and research power is going to be poured to this project, fruitful results are a national expectation.