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DNA Sequencing Center Established in China

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, February 3rd, 1997

Sequana Therapeutics Inc., La Jolla, California, announced that it has signed a letter of intent with PE Applied Biosystems to form a broad-based DNA sequencing joint venture in Shanghai, China.

The joint venture plans to provide large scale automated DNA sequencing and sequence analysis services in China. China contains approximately one-fifth of the world's human population, in addition to vast genetic resources in the plant and animal world. By many estimates, China holds at least ten percent of the world's total genetic diversity.

The Chinese government has stated its intention to strengthen the country's contribution to worldwide genomic...

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Source: Gene Therapy Weekly (1997-02-03)

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