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Unfinished Genome Data Sets for Pseudomonas syringae and Entamoeba histolytica are available
TIGR's website now has a page of Frequently Asked Questions
TIGR and the Naval Medical Research Center release preliminary annotation for chromosomes 10, 11, and 14 of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
TIGR Collaborates with Universities of California, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Cornell on Potato Disease Project
TIGR Selected as Inaugural Participant in National Genomic Research Initiative
Research to Focus in Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Disorders
TIGR Microarray project pages have been expanded
Countdown to GSAC 2000
World's Leading Genomic Researchers Convene at 12th International Genome Sequencing and Analysis Conference
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