The results of the pilot project would then form the initial data as a national “bio-bank” for Thais is kicked off. “Under this pilot project, we will collect the whole 19,000 genomes in each of 10,000 people. “The beauty of having genome sequencing information is it helps the country improve public health policy and platforms,” he said. “We will not be in control of the genome data of Thai people.”This Thailand pilot project sequencing the Thai genome is one component in a regional collaboration called the “Pilot Project on Southeast Asian Human Genome and Human Biobank Network”. That project’s aim is to research genome sequencing associated with drug use.

Source: The Nation Bangkok February 25, 2018 03:56 UTC