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#077 Rewriting genomes to eradicate disease and aging | Dr. George Church

FoundMyFitness

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A Brief History of the National Institute of Health (NIH)

The project started in 19 90 with a 15 year goal. Took about three years before the n ih got involved. They felt they were more appropriate a vehicle for for anything health related than the department of energy. There was a lot of talk of cutting corners at the beginning, and they didn't necesrally call it that. But ther there was a lot to be gained by doing one x coverage - meaning doing every base pair exactne reading it exactly once. I also felt that we should put technology development up front, because i could reduce the price.

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