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TIGR now offers technical training in genomic sequencing
TIGR announces the release of 3,209,119 bp of genome sequence from Enterococcus faecalis strain V583
Perkin-Elmer, Dr. Craig Venter, and TIGR Announce Formation of New Genomics Company
Plan to Sequence Human Genome Within Three Years
Trypanosoma brucei Genome Project at TIGR
10th International Genome Sequencing and Analysis Conference Information
The TIGR Zebrafish Gene Index version 1.0 BETA released
Gene Name Search for Arabidopsis sequencing project and Human sequencing project now available
The TIGR Arabidopsis Gene Index version 1.6 released
Human Gene Index new release version 3.3
Summer Fellowship/Internship Information and Application now available (Deadline for 1999 is Mar. 29th)
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