Plan For NCHGR Receives Mixed Reaction
An initiative is under way to make the center an NIH institute; critics, however, argue that unnecessary redundancy would result. The National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), which directs the National Institutes of Health's part in the Human Genome Project (HGP), is poised to become an institute. The necessary steps to change the center's status are already in motion, according to director Francis Collins, who supports the move. PROS AND CONS: Supporters note progress in NIH̵
Jan 19, 1997
An initiative is under way to make the center an NIH institute; critics, however, argue that unnecessary redundancy would result. |
![]() PROS AND CONS: Supporters note progress in NIH’s Human Genome Project under the direction of Francis Collins; critics, however, question some of his actions. |
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