DNA barcoding centre opened
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan has stressed the need for genetic classification of the rich biological resources of the State. Speaking after inaugurating a centre for DNA barcoding of life forms in Kerala and the Western Ghats region established by the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) at Puthenthope, near here, he said the creation of a database was crucial to the conservation of biodiversity. Mr. Achuthanandan said the genetic diversity of life forms in the Western Ghats was a precious asset that had to be conserved at any cost. He said the DNA Barcoding Centre would be upgraded to the status of a biotechnology research centre with the assistance of the Union government. The DNA Barcoding Centre has been set up on a sprawling 15.5-acre campus donated to the government by former Principal of the Medical College Dr. Thangavelu
The Hindu, June 17, 2008
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