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“Bold proposal” for $80m-per-year programme now squares up to challenge of finding funding
African scientists are seeking support for a 10-year programme to grow the continent’s ability to perform genomics research.
The plan, unveiled at an international genomics conference in Cape Town, South Africa, last week, and dubbed a “moonshot” for African genomics, aims to establish a network of eight genomics centres of excellence across the continent.