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Genomics Centre In Hyderabad Soon
Posted by Pradeep Sadanapalli | July 14, 2007 | 262 views
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Loading ...A translational research centre in genomics, cell-tissue engineering and nanobiology, proposed by the Union Government at Hyderabad as a world-class institution, has been allotted 75 acres of land at Karkapatla near the city in Medak district.
The requisition was made originally for 150 acres but it was scaled down to 75 acres after a fresh assessment of the requirement.
Several other states competed with Andhra Pradesh to get this institution, but the final choice fell on Hyderabad following strenuous efforts made by the present director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Lalji Singh.
The State Cabinet, at its meeting here on Friday, decided to offer this land free of cost, considering the importance such an institution enjoys.
Information Minister A. Ramanarayan Reddy told reporters that the Centre had earmarked Rs 300 crores for the institution in the 11th Plan as against its estimated total outlay of Rs 1,000 crores, while the Planning Commission cleared the project. The institution would help in accurate and early diagnosis of ailments and offer treatment with stem cells and gene therapy.
SOURCES:
The Hindu
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