Building Design & Construction, November 1st, 2000
Search for humans' genetic map sparks growth in biotech research facilities While new materials, construction techniques and architectural styles have evolved over the past several decades, there has not been an entirely new structural species since the advent of the skyscraper. Until now, that is. Ever since the National Institutes of Health embarked on its Human Genome Project (HGP) in 1990, hundreds of millions of dollars of public, private and grant funds have been dedicated to the development of biotechnology, bioengineering and biomedical research facilities. A preponderance of the new...
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