ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, U.S.A. AND KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA ????? July 11, 2007 ????? The J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) today announced an agreement with the Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology Sdn Bhd (ACGT), a center that focuses on the application of genome technology to improve oil palm and other crops, to help ACGT establish a new genomics research facility in Malaysia.