GENOMICS CENTERS:
Disease Gene Research Heats Up in the Desert
Mari N. Jensen
A new genomics complex with big ambitions got a boost on 26 June when Arizona lured geneticist Jeffrey Trent, scientific director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), back home. Trent has announced that he will leave NHGRI to head a newly formed research institute aimed at turning genomics data into treatments.