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HuGENet and HuGE Navigator

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGENet™) is a voluntary, international collaboration focused on assessing the role of human genome variation in health and disease at the population level. Since 2001, HuGENet™ has maintained a database of published, population-based epidemiologic studies of human genes extracted and curated from PubMed. The HuGE Navigator replaces earlier search [...]

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Draft sequence of corn genome released today by Washington University

February 26th, 2008 · No Comments

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Feb. 25, 2008 — A team of scientists led by Washington University in St. Louis has begun to unlock the genetic secrets of corn, a crop vital to U.S. agriculture. The researchers have completed a working draft of the corn genome, an accomplishment that should accelerate efforts to develop better crop varieties to [...]

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