That helps assure a good mix of genetics and a robust fish population.

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The topics include civil engineering, insect genetics, invasion biology, fish population dynamics, and toxic chemical exposures, among others.

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Research firm Genesus Genetics estimates China's total pig population at more than 470 million.

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Here, the focus is on studying the genetics of diseases that particularly afflict the Chinese population, such as hepatocellular carcinoma, a form of liver cancer.

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