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July 26, 2005 1:15 am

Mexico to Map the DNA of its Population

The Mexican Government, IBM, and Applied Biosystems Group will map the genes of all Mexicans. The project’s commercial arm is pharmacogenomics: “Besides mapping genes, the Genomic Medicine institute and Applied Biosystems will launch a pilot project looking for genetically based drugs specific to Latin Americans and those of Latin American descent.”

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