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About CPU

Welcome to the wiki for CPU (China Pharmaceutical University) iGEM 2008 team.
[http://www.cpu.edu.cn CPU (China Pharmaceutical University)], originally the National Pharmaceutical School founded in 1936, is one of the “211 project” key universities affiliated with Ministry of Education. CPU was China’s first independent school of pharmacy and one of the biggest multi-specialty university of pharmacy with the complete pharmaceutical subjects in China. It is located in Nanjing, the ancient capital city for six dynasties in China and is composed of three campuses including Xuanwu campus, Yanziji campus and Zhenjiang campus. The new campus, Jiangning, which is under construction, covers an area of 2439 mu（1mu=667 square meters）. Its overall construction area is 670,000square meters. It will become a garden-like modern campus with agreeable surroundings and complete facilities, overflowed with vigor.

Adding new notes to the song of life
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Customizing a biomacromolecule
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