+On June 22, 2000, UCSC and the other members of the International Human Genome Project +consortium completed the first working draft of the human genome assembly, forever +ensuring free public access to the genome and the information it contains. A few weeks +later, on July 7, 2000, the newly assembled genome was released on the web at +http://genome.ucsc.edu, along with the initial prototype of a graphical viewing tool, +the UCSC Genome Browser. In the ensuing years, the website has grown to include a broad +collection of vertebrate and model organism assemblies and annotations, along with a +large suite of tools for viewing, analyzing and downloading data. Learn more about our +history on the UCSC Genome Browser Project History +page and by watching this video. +
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