The multi budgeted project that underwent criticism from different fronts was, that of the human genome sequence. At times there were instances when the project was about to be closed. at last, the efforts proved beneficial and the project reached its finishing point at the term of the millennia. The next query ready in the minds of the critics was regarding the usefulness of this project to the general public. It’s been used for criminal identification by employing a DNA test. moreover, it has crucial importance in forensics. Thanks to this system, now the guilty could easily be proven by gathering evidence from the crime scene. A minor piece of skin or hair is enough to identify the culprit. Moreover, issues like paternity fraud could also be addressed by a straight forward paternity test.

In times of urgency such as the terrorist’s attacks or deaths resulting from burns, the victims are not left in a condition to be easily identified. DNA identification done by the institutes along with the group of experts could assist the medical examiners in the identification of the victims. This would pace up the process. Furthermore, the frustrated family members of the victims would at least be able to find the remnants of their loved ones to carry on their funeral ceremoniously.

If we take examples from the past such as the Shoah project in which children from Argentina were lost in 1970. The families were separated through the holocaust. The Deoxyribonucleic acid from the remains buried throughout Europe was used to identify the missing children who were finally reunited to their grand parents.

Another area of considerable importance where this technique proved its worth is sports. In The two most popular international events of the world i.e. in the NFL fields and in the Olympics, this sequencing was employed. It was done on Super Bowls’ souvenir footballs and Olympic souvenirs to confirm verifiable authenticity.

This method has been a tool of irrefutable importance in research of evolution. Moreover, it has also been used to trace human migration patterns to find out their family ancestory. It can also be used as a means to track migratory or endangered animals and also for the demarcation of freshly discovered biological organisms. It is a means of prosecuting poachers of endangered and protected species that have their own personal DNA databank.

The most remarkable use of this sequencing is for the testing of external species or material from outer space. These studies aim at knowing their origin and to see if they ever existed on our planet and if so then in what circumstances. It was this tool that gave evidence about the presence of extra-terrestrial life on Mars. It only needs the testing of a little sample and it can be employed to identify the pre-existing species on the earth that might be present millions of years ago.

It’s simply astonishing how this technique could be used to provide benefits to the society in different or completely contrasting fields.