Post by Kiwi Frontline on Dec 3, 2019 2:58:10 GMT 12
$5M PROJECT TO BEGIN BUILDING NZ'S FIRST 'GENE BANK'
Scientists are building New Zealand's first genomic database - with the hope of tackling some of the biggest diseases hurting Kiwis.
A collaboration with iwi, the Genomics Aotearoa Rakeiora programme is also taking aim at major health inequities that still leave Māori and Pacific people worse off.
The leading researchers behind the effort, which just received a Government cash injection of nearly $5m, say it's a first step toward what could become a crucial resource for Kiwi patients in the future......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12289887
Scientists are building New Zealand's first genomic database - with the hope of tackling some of the biggest diseases hurting Kiwis.
A collaboration with iwi, the Genomics Aotearoa Rakeiora programme is also taking aim at major health inequities that still leave Māori and Pacific people worse off.
The leading researchers behind the effort, which just received a Government cash injection of nearly $5m, say it's a first step toward what could become a crucial resource for Kiwi patients in the future......
www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12289887