The Human Genome Project officially began in October 1990 with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Institued of Health (NIH) publishing their plan for the first 5 years of what was projected to be a 15-year project in sequencing the entire human genome. Feasibility discussions actually began December 1984. [2, 3, 4] The budget expanded as time went on.
The goals of the project included: mapping the human genome and eventually determining the sequence of all 3.2 billion letters in it; mapping and sequencing the genomes of other organisms important to the study of biology; developing technology for analyzing DNA; and studying the ethical, legal and social implications of genome research. [1]
The genome sequencing endeavour was conceived in June 1985 at UCSC and was launched in 1990, through funding from the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Energy (DOE) and concluded April 2003.
Also in 1990 the U.S. Department of Energy funds climate change research, through the Global Change Research Act of 1990, November 16, 1990. [5, 6, 7, 8]
Fastforward to 2020 and genetic vaccines meets diseases said to be the result of climate change and population growth.
Timeline of Discovery HERE