463, 282, 2010) and scientific output, China's genome centers are already beginning to rival some genome centers in Europe and North America, although today the emphasis is more on collaborative research between many international centers than on competition.China's efforts could well spur development elsewhere."I think there is a tremendous opportunity for any country or funding agency to really empower that discovery by making some investment.I assume that China understands that.They have a good group at BGI, which has a pretty good track record of making this kind of thing work," says Richard