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Sad to See the Programs Go

Apr 07, 2008

OpenHelix reports that NCBI has cut their outreach staff and canceled training seminars, due to funding concerns. On their blog, OpenHelix posts a sample notification that people have received that says that all outreach programs, including NCBI's field guide, mini-courses, structures, and PubChem, have been terminated.

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