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The Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science was established in April, 2006.
The genome represents an organism's entire complement of genetic information. The whole sequence of the human genome has been elucidated, and those of other species are also being determined at an increasing pace. The life sciences have reached a new phase and are attracting increased attention from the viewpoint of applied sciences, including medicine and engineering, in addition to the standpoint of basic sciences.
Studies in life sciences will be extended from attempts to elucidate the functions of individual molecules to achieving a greater understanding of biomolecular networks through clarification of their interactions. In addition, future studies in life sciences will stimulate the applied sciences, by facilitating the breeding of new useful animals and plants, development of new biomaterials, preservation of biodiversity, and development of new methods for treatment of illness. Conventional graduate schools provide a distorted education oriented toward either basic or applied study. However, cooperation between basic and applied sciences is important to allow development and adaptation to changes in the social environment.
In the Hokkaido University Graduate School of Life Science, we have constructed an education system that establishes a bridge between basic and applied science and allows graduate students to understand the phenomena of life at the levels of molecules, cells, tissues, organs, and individual organisms. |
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