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25 Feb 2005
Wallaby genome project releases first
sequences
The multi-million dollar international initiative to read the genetic code
of
the Tammar wallaby has reached its first milestone with the release
of the first
gene code sequences at a briefing in Melbourne this morning.
Photos: click to open high res images.
June 2004
1 April 2004: Victoria backs kangaroo genome initiative
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Victorian
government release: The Bracks Government has stepped in to
save a $12 million study of the tammar wallaby genome...Innovation
Minister, John Brumby, today announced the Bracks Government would provide
an extra $3 million for the world first research project.
The project was facing collapse after the Commonwealth and Queensland
governments refused to match Victoria’s original $1.5 million contribution.
“Once again a lack of vision at the Federal level has seen the Bracks
Government having to take a leadership role in ensuring Australia remains at
the forefront of international genomic research,” Mr Brumby said.
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ANU media release:
“This will put Australia on the genetic map at last,” Professor Jenny
Graves, Research Director of the ARC Centre for Kangaroo Genomics at the ANU
Research School of Biological Sciences, said. “There is huge international
interest in sequencing a marsupial genome.”
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AGRF briefing:
A giant leap for roo-kind - DNA analysis of
Skippy’s genes to assist human health, agriculture and wildlife conservation.
24 January 2004: Are prions shadows of their
former selves?
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