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First female genome is sequenced – Dr Marjolein Kriek!

May 29, 2008 by Elaine  
Filed under Health

At last one for the girls!

 … Geneticists at Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC) are the first to determine the DNA sequence of a woman. She is also the first European whose DNA sequence has been determined

The DNA is that of Dutch scientist Dr Marjolein Kriek, a clinical geneticist at LUMC. “If anyone could properly consider the ramifications of knowing his or her sequence, it is a clinical geneticist,”says professor Gert-Jan B van Ommen, leader of the LUMC team. 

Now we have  a new ‘Watson and Kriek’ to compare genetic diversity!

Elaine Warburton  www.geneticsandhealth.com

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3 Responses to “First female genome is sequenced – Dr Marjolein Kriek!”
  1. This is great news. What a breakthrough. http://www.primetuning.com.au
    Elaine Croker

  2. Christine Dodman says:

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