Global Chinese scientists gather in Hangzhou to discuss genetics achievements

 HANGZHOU, July 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 400 Chinese geneticists from home and abroad have gathered in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, over the past three days to discuss genetics studies.

At the first Global Conference of Chinese Geneticists, which concluded on Monday, they exchanged views on topics ranging from human genetics and genome studies to biomedicine, according to Guan Minxin, head of the College of Life Sciences under the Hangzhou-based Zhejiang University (ZJU).

The conference was co-organized by the Genetics Society of China, ZJU and the Association of Chinese Geneticists in America.

Yang Huanming, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said Chinese scientists have been making greater contributions to global life science research, adding that China has become a leader in genetics.

Last year, China's national natural science foundation earmarked 170 million yuan (26.7 million U.S. dollars) in funding for nearly 300 projects related to genetic¹ and biological studies, double the amount spent in 2010, according to Yang.

1 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。