BIOTECHNOLOGY: Give me just a blood drop

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BIOTECHNOLOGY: Give me just a blood drop

Sep 18, 2008
By Marge Tubalkain-Trell

MAPPING DNA: Estonian scientists have launched a project to map the DNA of everybody in the country.

TALLINN - In Estonia, thousands of people have donated blood to Geenivaramu, or the Estonian Genome Project. Although not the only one of its kind, Geenivaramu is an Estonian science and development establishment that conducts genetic research on the nation’s health and heredity with the goal of improving the health of the populace. Doctors have known for years that health is dependent not only on environment and lifestyle, but also on genes. Concrete options to learn these connectio ...

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