The FarGen Project: Sequencing the Genome of an Entire Population

July 9, 2012 | The FarGen project is preparing to sequence the genetic material of the entire 50,000 population of the Faroe Islands, and could become a model for personalised medicine throughout the world. "We will not only be creating a genetic biobank but a completely new health system,” says program director Bogi Eliasen. ScienceNordic