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Andras Dinnyes runs the first nuclear-cell-transfer technology lab in Eastern Europe, at the Agricultural Biotechnology Center near Budapest. Amply accoutered with high-tech equipment, the lab is designed to eventually provide knockout mice for scientists across the continent. It has also attracted funding from outside sources, including the Wellcome Trust and the European Union's Sixth Framework Programme.
Like a smattering of research labs with connections to Western Europe and the United States, Dinnyes' center also plays another role: as a beacon of science and technology for frustrated researchers. This month Dinnyes' country, Hungary, and nine others including most former Warsaw Pact countries, formally joined the European Union. The development of scientific research in the region mirrors that of Hungary, with pockets of excellence such as Dinnyes' lab amid a larger research community still frustrated by a lack of funding and an abundance of bureaucracy.
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