欧洲的科学家对美国在人类基因组研究领域持领先地位既羡慕又不甘落后。1991年春天,欧洲科学院(Academia Europaea,于1988年正式成立)应欧洲科学部长会议(European Science Ministers Conference)要求,向欧洲共同体提交了一份“欧洲人类基因组研究计划”的报告。1991年9月18日～21日,欧洲科学院在德国海德堡召开第三届年会,欧洲人类基因组研究计划成为会议重点议题之一。 European scientists are envious and unsurprising of the U.S. leadership in the field of human genome research. In the spring of 1991, Academia Europaea (formally established in 1988) submitted to the European Community a report on the “European Human Genome Research Project” at the request of the European Science Ministers Conference. September 18, 1991 to 21, the European Academy of Sciences in Heidelberg, Germany held its third annual meeting, the European Human Genome Research Project has become one of the key topics of the meeting.