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First DNA Bank on Jalisco’s North Coast Opens in Puerto Vallarta

A new DNA Bank in Puerto Vallarta, the first of its kind in the area, will allow researchers to not only conduct further studies on diseases thought to carry a predisposition element, but also to diagnose such diseases early on for prevention.

The new laboratory facility is located at Centro Universitario de la Costa (CUCosta) and currently stores 800 DNA samples. Samples are small portions of blood kept at low temperatures for preservation that can be used in testing and research of many common illnesses.

Because DNA sequences are passed with very little variation from one generation to the next . . .

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