Germany looks to sequence bacterial genomes

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Date accessed: 06 February 2001

Nature 408, 632 - 633 (2000) © Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

07 December 2000

[ MUNICH] The German government has launched an initiative in microbiology that will concentrate on investigating bacterial genomes.

Under the GenoMik initiative, the federal science ministry plans to spend DM40 million (US$18 million) over the next three years studying these genomes. It hopes the work will lead not only to treatments for human disease, but also to a better understanding of bulk processes that may have potential applications in industry or for cleaning up the environment.

The initiative completes a portfolio of federal funding for research on human and plant genomics. Both academic and industrial institutions are eligible to participate.

Category: 32. Genome Project