CORDIS focus 61. 6 May 1996

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ISSN 1022-6559 updated every day, and other CORDIS databases. The Contents of this bulletin are based on RTD-News, THE DECODING OF YEAST A COMPLETE GENOME UNRAVELLED BY EU-FUNDED RESEARCH For the first time, α network of some 100 research OPENING NEW AVENUES OF RESEARCH laboratories has completely unravelled the genome The research on yeast will be of immense value to the of a complex living organism, in this case yeast. This medical community, since over 50% of the 6,000 genes scientific achievement is largely the result of a project identified proved to be very similar to human genes. The funded by the European Commission, which began information collected about these genes will be used to seven years ago. open up new avenues of research into cancers and other human diseases. The results will also be of interest to WORLD­WIDE food scientists, given the primary use of yeast. COORDINATION Commission funding was responsible for 55% of the yeast Almost 100 European laboratories, working in genome sequence, with ECU 17.1 million coming from coordination with each other and with US, Canadian and the Community's specific RTD programmes in the field of Japanese laboratories participated in the research. A biotechnology, BRIDGE and BIOTECH. network strategy was used to organize the work amongst the participating laboratories. The initial project, begun NEXT STEP in 1989, involved 37 .

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• Publié par: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL-FOR-THE-INFORMATION-SOCIETY-AND-MEDIA
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• Langue: English
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