Genome Sequencing

The National Center for Genome Resources in Santa Fe has added a new operation, the New Mexico Genome Sequencing Center. Grand opening was November 19. Though the Genome Sequencing operation doesn't appear large—the legislature hit the petty cash box to chip in $600,000—it does appear to be one of those important if unheralded economic development actions. The center adds a new dimension to what is already a national if not world center of science excellence in the state. From an economic development view, that's what counts—expanding the base economy.

See www.ncgr.org for more.