Chinese researchers contributed just 1 % of data to
the global Human Genome Project, but Qin hopes China can play a more significant role in the ongoing Human Proteome Project, a global effort that published a draft map of the human proteome online in Nature on 28 May.
For example, Chinese researchers previously contributed just 1 % of data to
the global Human Genome Project, but in the ongoing Human Proteome Project, China aims to eventually contribute at least 30 % of data to the international effort.
Not exact matches
For several years now Wells has been trying to organize an effort to do on a
global scale what he already did in Central Asia — similar to the ill - starred
Human Genome Diversity
Project.
Despite the tremendous growth in
global collaborative efforts such as Human Genome Project and Human Frontier Science Program during past few decades, only about 30 % of research output from the United States is internationally collaborative (Global Scientific Collaboration in the 21st Century, 2011, The Royal Soc
global collaborative efforts such as
Human Genome Project and
Human Frontier Science Program during past few decades, only about 30 % of research output from the United States is internationally collaborative (
Global Scientific Collaboration in the 21st Century, 2011, The Royal Soc
Global Scientific Collaboration in the 21st Century, 2011, The Royal Society).
BGI was set up as an independent research institute in 1999 in order to represent Chinese scientists in the
Human Genome Project (www.
genome.gov/10001772), and recently signed an agreement with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to collaborate on genetics studies tied to
global health and agricultural breakthroughs envisioned as part of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (www.un.org/millenniumgoals).