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Appendix A. Program and Discussion Questions
Pages 23-24

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... Increased cooperation among animal, microbial, and plant geneticists could reduce redundancy and increase genetic knowledge shared among researchers. The National Research Council's Board on Agriculture in collaboration with the Board on Biology will hold another in a series of forums under the Forum on Biotechnology, to identify issues and opportunities in designing a USDA initiated agricultural genome project.
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... A summary report of the forum will be prepared for publication by the National Academy Press.
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