Gaps in the Human Genome Project: If the multinational Human Genome Project is to continue its successful start, sequencing strategies must be changed
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The looming costs associated with the final stages of the Human Genome Project (HGP) have not yet been fully addressed. The acceleration in sequencing has been made possible by improvements in automated sequencing machines, but the current HGP strategy for bacterial artificial chromosomes (BACs) is inefficient. Suggestions for its improvement are provided, showing that mapping and random BAC strategies are more costly than limited seeding at all stages.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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Engineering design lessons from Kobe
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The 1995 earthquake in Kobe, Japan should provide design engineers with valuable information on the upgrading of old buildings in earthquake-prone areas. Earthquake-resistant design technology are found to be effective since most of the structures that adhered to the Japanese seismic code survived the calamity. Some of these include base isolators, passive damping devices and active control methods.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1997
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