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Barcelona has long been known for its innovation, from the architectural genius of Gaudí to the culinary creations of its world-famous chefs. In recent years, it has reinvigorated Spanish science with the establishment of new, progressive research institutions. From 5 to 7 October 2006, Barcelona was host to a conference focusing on a new approach to human disease.
The eighth annual Human Genome Variation Meeting was held in September 2006 in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. The meeting highlighted recent advances in characterization of genetic variation, including genome-wide association studies and structural variation.