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Proteomics International Laboratories Annual Report to Shareholders
- Published October 02, 2015 2:52PM UTC
- Publisher Wholesale Investor
- Categories Company Updates
1st October 2015, ASX Announcement
Window on the Science
DNA shapes our lives. The Human Genome Project, to map human DNA, was the single largest undertaking in the history of biological science. Completed in 2003 it was a US$4 billion international collaboration. Today, cumulative benefits are estimated at US$1 trillion, and the foundation was laid for transformational changes in medicine, from stem cell therapies to cloning.
PILL believes the next generation of biological science opportunities lies in the area of proteomics. Alongside DNA, proteins are one of the two essential macromolecules of life, and their study is the focus of proteomics. Cells use DNA as a set of instructions to make proteins that carry out all the functions of living organisms.
Whereas a person’s genes are stable over their lifetime and consistent between cells, protein compositions differ and evolve with a person’s age and surrounding environment. Proteomics is now an integral part of the biotechnology and life sciences industries and plays an essential role in understanding disease and biological systems.
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