The Human Genome Project was formally launched in October 1990, where the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health collaborated on the ambitious venture to sequence the human genome as well as other organism to include mice and bacteria. This included identifying the 30,000 genes in the human DNA and determining the sequences of 3 billion DNA base pairs for the advancement in the understanding of human susceptibility to diseases. On April 14, 2003, the Human Genome Project was announced complete. Due to the large scale project, 3%-5% of the budget has been allotted to the ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI).