Foundation commits $74M for Latin America genomics initiative

The Carlos Slim Foundation is providing $74 million for the second phase of a project aimed at enhancing genomic research capacity in Mexico and promoting wider access to genomic medicine in Mexico and Latin America. The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the Carlos Slim Health Institute and the National Institute of Genomic Medicine of Mexico are all working on the project, which is focused on diseases with particular relevance to Lain America. ...