Who helped make this possible?

James Watson

James Watson was the head of research at the National Center for Human Genome Research, from 1988 until 1992(when he resigned).

Bernadine Healy

Bernadine Healy was Jame's Watson's boss but often disagreed with him, which lead to Watson's resigning.

Francis Collins

Collins took over Watson's job in 1993.

Tony Blair and Bill Clinton

Tony Blair(the British Prime Minister) and Bill Clinton(The President of the US) announced to the world in 2000 that the project had been completed by a joint effort of both countries.

Jim Kent

The first rough draft of this project was finalized by a group led by Jim Kent.