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Article: Genome Canada Supporting National Genomics Research.
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- BIOWORLD Today
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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Staff Writer
In an effort to make its mark on the Human Genome Project, Genome Canada is pushing an initiative to drive research north of the border.
Incorporated in February 2000, the Ottawa-based organization is a not-for-profit corporation designed to develop a national strategy in genomics research to benefit Canada, which did not play an official role in mapping the human genome due to government funding cuts.
"There were a lot of people who thought that was a missed opportunity," said Anie Perrault, Genome Canada's vice president of communications. "But there was another opportunity to come, following the mapping of the human genome - ...