CHINA has opened its first national gene storage bank, a more than 47,500 square-meter facility with a reported price tag of nearly $1 billion, the government’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced.

The China National GeneBank (CNBG), which has been under development since 2011, is just the fourth national-level gene bank in the world, joining similar facilities in the US, Europe, and Japan.

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