If we take a look back in time, a lot happened in September 1998. It is the month in which the first ever “Who wants to be a Millionaire?” show debuted on ITV in Britain. Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated Google in September, registering the Google.com domain on September 15, 1998. And on that very same day, we officially formed Golden Helix, Inc. as a business entity! A few days later, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) was formed. The movie “Rush Hour” starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker was released. MCI Communications and WorldCom announced their mega-merger to form MCI WorldCom. And yes, the Human Genome Project was on its way – but it would take another four and a half years to be completed. As we gear up for the celebration of our 20th Anniversary next month, we would like to take a step back and reflect on how Golden Helix came to be one of the long-standing bioinformatics firms in our space.
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