The Wellcome Trust announced an ambitious £10m UK Synthetic Human Genome Project (SynHG) in June 2025.[1][3][4][6] The project is to develop basic tools, technologies and methods for the synthesis of human genomes.[3][4] The goal is to create parts of the genome or its entire structure from basic components.[1][2] SynHG follows on from the Human Genome Project completed in 2003, which mapped human DNA.[2][3] The project will lead to a deeper understanding of life, influence biotechnology and accelerate the development of safe cell therapies.[4] It includes scientists from the universities of Cambridge, Kent, Manchester, Oxford and Imperial College London, led by Professor Jason Chin.[4] Over the next five years, basic genetic tools will be developed.[2][3] The project integrates social research with ethical, legal and social implications.[3][4]