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Broad wins $200M for genomics research
12-06-2006 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has announced an award of nearly $200 million from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to support applications and enhancements of large-scale DNA sequencing for biomedicine.
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- Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Wins First Polanyi Award
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