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Genome project leader is selected to head NIH

Jul. 9, 2009
Dr. Francis Collins is named to run vast research agency. He guided the government's drive to map the human genetic code. Dr. Francis S. Collins, the geneticist who discovered the causes of half a dozen diseases, oversaw the government's efforts to map the human genome and wrote a now-famous book...
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Obama to tap gnome project lead for NIH

Obama to tap gnome project lead for NIH

WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- The leader of the Human Genome Project is U.S. President Barack Obama's choice to be the National Institutes of Health director, the White House said.

NIH geneticist Dr. Francis Collins resigns

BETHESDA, Md., May 29 (UPI) -- Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, says he will resign Aug. 1.

Horse genome sequence draft is issued

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S.-led Horse Genome Sequencing Project has issued its first draft, making it available to biomedical and veterinary scientists around the world.

Major sequencing center funding announced

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute has announced support for large-scale sequencing centers in Boston, Houston and St. Louis.

New genome sequencing targets announced

WASHINGTON, July 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. National Human Genome Research Institute has announced several new sequencing targets, including the northern white-cheeked gibbon.

Human gene tally cut sharply

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The estimated number of human genes has been revised sharply downward in a report from an international research team.

First stage of bovine DNA project ready

BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The first draft of the bovine genome sequence, a process known as cDNA, is reported ready for biomedical and agricultural researchers worldwide.

Rat becomes third mammal genome sequenced

WASHINGTON, March 31 (UPI) -- U.S.-led researchers said Tuesday they have sequenced the genome of the Brown Norway rat, only the third mammal to be sequenced, after humans and mice.

Chimp, human genomes aligned

BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Maryland scientists have posted the first draft version of a chimpanzee's genome sequence and its alignment with the human genome on free public databases.

NIH plans to sequence cow genome

BETHESDA, Md., March 4 (UPI) -- The National Institutes of Health said Tuesday it plans to begin sequencing the genome of the cow as early as September.
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Russian Maria Sharapova signs autographs after winning her French Open womens first round match against Romanian Alexandra Cadantu at Roland Garros in Paris on May 29, 2012. Sharapova defeated Cadantu 6-0, 6-0 to advance to the next round. UPI/David Silpa