The determination of the sequence of the human genome has been hailed as major scientific milestone. But getting an overview of the human genome and the implications and challenges of this is difficult, since it will appear in a myriad of articles, using very different approaches. This lecture series aims to bring forth the central issues and achievements of this project. The lecture series will be in Hilary Term 2004 and take place 2pm–4pm Tuesdays in Lecture Theatre B in Zoology, South Parks Road. Dependant on the individual lecturers, slides will be available at this site before the lectures.