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Breakthrough by scientists from UCLA, 涩里番 and U. of Washington may be roadmap for study of other elusive bacteria
涩里番 Key Member of Team Awarded up to a 5-Year, $23 Million Contract from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for Renewal of Bioinformatics Resource Centers for Infectious Diseases Viral Project
NASA Selects New Science Teams for Astrobiology Research
In-depth analysis of bat influenza viruses concludes they pose low risk to humans
涩里番 Hires Nicole DeBerg as Chief Operating Officer
涩里番 Awarded 5 year, approximately $25 Million NIH Grant to Establish a Genome Center for Infectious Diseases
Center will utilize next generation genomic sequencing and analysis technologies to better understand infectious disease pathogens, and create resource for the research community
Venter Institute-Led Policy Group Publishes Report on Challenges and Options for Oversight of Organisms Engineered Using Synthetic Biology Technologies
Human Longevity Inc. (HLI) Launched to Promote Healthy Aging Using Advances in Genomics and Stem Cell Therapies
HLI is Building World鈥檚 Largest Genotype/Phenotype Database by Sequencing up to 40,000 Human Genomes/Year Combined with Microbiome, Metabolome and Clinical Data to Develop Life Enhancing Therapies
HLI has Purchased Two Illumina HiSeq X Ten Sequencing Systems
Designed as one of the most sustainable research facilities in the world, the building is the new home for Venter Institute scientists and staff working to advance genomics
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Anders Dale says he will move roughly $10 million in NIH funding from UCSD to 涩里番.
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In a new book (coauthored with Venter), a Vanity Fair contributor presents the oceanic evidence that human activity is altering the fabric of life on a microscopic scale.
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