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The company pioneered a technique to engineer a mammal from the DNA up, capable of supplying organs for human transplantation. Genada specializes in cloning, DNA sequencing, xenotransplantation and, most importantly, bioinformatics.
 
The company pioneered a technique to engineer a mammal from the DNA up, capable of supplying organs for human transplantation. Genada specializes in cloning, DNA sequencing, xenotransplantation and, most importantly, bioinformatics.
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==Background==
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The founder of Genada was also the father of [[Danté Paglione| Danté]] and [[Magnus Paglione]].  Suffering from a congenital heart condition, the senior Paglione died following two heart transplants.  [[Danté Paglione]] assumed command of the company after his father’s death and was entrusted with fifty one percent of the voting stock. At the beginning of the novel ''[[Ancestor]]'', it is mentioned that under [[Danté Paglione| Danté’s]] direction, Genada has grown into the world’s largest biotech company.
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Although [[Danté Paglione| Danté]] was the leading man behind Genada, the real "brains" of the project was a geneticist named [[Dr. Liu Jiandan (Jian)| Dr. Liu Jiandan]].  Directed by [[Dr. Claus Rhumkorrf]] and accompanied by [[Erika Hoel|Dr. Erika Hoel]], [[Dr. Liu Jiandan (Jian)| Jian]] succeeds in genetically engineering the ancestor of all mammals.  Through implantation in cows as surrogate mothers, the scientists hoped to raise animals that are genetically compatible to humans, leading to real possibilities for xenotransplantion – tissue transplants between species – thereby saving millions of lives each year.  This was the altruistic intention of the ''[[Ancestor (creature)|Ancestor]]'' project.
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However, [[Danté Paglione| Danté]] is driven to obsession to dedicate a large portion of Genada’s resources to the ''[[Ancestor (creature)|Ancestor]]'' project in order to find a method of making organ transplants more accessible because he, like his father before him, is suffering from a congenital heart condition.
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Genada spent approximately $750 million dollars on their keystone ''[[Ancestor (creature)|Ancestor]]'' project without turning a profit which required [[Danté Paglione| Danté]] to bring in an additional five investors in order to raise an incremental $75 million.  [[Magnus Paglione]], who serves as the head of Genada security (for which his Special Forces training compliments) does not agree with the direction that his brother is taking the company and seeks to undermine his authority by sabotaging the '''[[Ancestor (creature)|Ancestor]]'' project.
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Since both [[Danté Paglione| Danté]] and [[Magnus Paglione]] are incapacitated in the novel ''[[Ancestor]]'', it is clear nor is it stated who currently owns and oversees the direciton of Genada Corporation.

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Genada (Genada Corporation) is a fictional bio-technology company appearing in the novel Ancestor. The company is based in Manitoba, Canada, with most of the research operations taking place in facilities on Baffin Island and Black Manitou Island.

The company pioneered a technique to engineer a mammal from the DNA up, capable of supplying organs for human transplantation. Genada specializes in cloning, DNA sequencing, xenotransplantation and, most importantly, bioinformatics.

Background

The founder of Genada was also the father of Danté and Magnus Paglione. Suffering from a congenital heart condition, the senior Paglione died following two heart transplants. Danté Paglione assumed command of the company after his father’s death and was entrusted with fifty one percent of the voting stock. At the beginning of the novel Ancestor, it is mentioned that under Danté’s direction, Genada has grown into the world’s largest biotech company.

Although Danté was the leading man behind Genada, the real "brains" of the project was a geneticist named Dr. Liu Jiandan. Directed by Dr. Claus Rhumkorrf and accompanied by Dr. Erika Hoel, Jian succeeds in genetically engineering the ancestor of all mammals. Through implantation in cows as surrogate mothers, the scientists hoped to raise animals that are genetically compatible to humans, leading to real possibilities for xenotransplantion – tissue transplants between species – thereby saving millions of lives each year. This was the altruistic intention of the Ancestor project.

However, Danté is driven to obsession to dedicate a large portion of Genada’s resources to the Ancestor project in order to find a method of making organ transplants more accessible because he, like his father before him, is suffering from a congenital heart condition.

Genada spent approximately $750 million dollars on their keystone Ancestor project without turning a profit which required Danté to bring in an additional five investors in order to raise an incremental $75 million. Magnus Paglione, who serves as the head of Genada security (for which his Special Forces training compliments) does not agree with the direction that his brother is taking the company and seeks to undermine his authority by sabotaging the 'Ancestor project.

Since both Danté and Magnus Paglione are incapacitated in the novel Ancestor, it is clear nor is it stated who currently owns and oversees the direciton of Genada Corporation.