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- Title
Touching base.
- Authors
Axton, Myles; Bahcall, Orli; Packer, Alan
- Abstract
The article presents news briefs related to some recent developments in genetics. The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute announced on August 8, 2005 the recipients of Revolutionary Genome Sequencing Technologies grants, totaling more than 32 million dollar, with the aim of reducing the cost of DNA sequencing of a mammalian genome to less than 1,000 dollar. It also reports that the incidence of chronic kidney disease is rising globally, largely because of type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension. Kidney disease is becoming more common worldwide in indigenous populations exposed to a constellation of new environmental factors and disproportionately affects minorities in rich countries.
- Subjects
GENETICS; GRANTS in aid (Public finance); HUMAN genome; HUMAN gene mapping; KIDNEY diseases; DIABETES
- Publication
Nature Genetics, 2005, Vol 37, Issue 9, p927
- ISSN
1061-4036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/ng0905-927