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The BIOTEK2021 programme is the Research Council of Norway’s most comprehensive research initiative in the field of biotechnology. The programme will run from 2012 through 2021.
The BIOTEK21 programme succeeds the Programme on Functional Genomics in Norway (FUGE), which was concluded in 2011.

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  • Using salmon genome to adapt fish to warmer water

    Researchers are studying precociously mature dwarf males for ways to selectively breed farmed salmon that better withstand higher ocean temperatures.

  • Norwegian large-scale project to improve cancer treatment:

    Towards personalised cancer treatment

    All types of cancer begin with genetic aberrations in the DNA of normal cells. An extensive research project will examine the errors occurring in the genes of several thousand Norwegian patients. The objective is to develop treatment that is better adapted to the individual patient.

  • ERA-CAPS lyser ut midler til plantevitenskap

    European Research Area Network, Coordinating Action in Plant Sciences (ERA-CAPS) har lansert sin første felles utlysning.

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