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Nature 455, 876-877 (16 October 2008) | doi:10.1038/455876a; Published online 15 October 2008
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Meetings that changed the world: Santa Fe 1986: Human genome baby-steps
Charles DeLisi1
- Charles DeLisi is Metcalf professor of science and engineering at Boston University.
Email: delisi@bu.edu
Abstract
The 1980s saw plenty of discussion on sequencing the human genome. But, according to Charles DeLisi, one conference was crucial for converting an idea to reality.
It was summertime. I had left my job as a senior investigator at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to take up a new role as head of health and environmental research programmes at the Department of Energy (DoE).
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