With the completion of human genome draft sequences, scientists are now facing the challenge of understanding the three billion genetic codes in the human genome, i.e. to establish the connections between genetic codes and their functional outputs. By conducting genome wide comparative genetic analysis among living primates including human beings who are the products of more than seventy million years of evolution, we are trying to dissect the human genome from the view of evolution by tackling the following questions:

1. How does genome structure change during primate evolution?

2. How do new genes carrying new functions emerge during primate evolution?

3. What are the genes involved in the progressive changes of cognitive skills during primate evolution?

4. What genes are responsible for human mental disorders?