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For bacteria, a small genome means some serious decluttering — even in the ribosome

Scienmag

Researchers from Skoltech, Lomonosov Moscow State University, and the Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems have studied the genomes of some 200 strains of bacteria to determine which proteins in the ribosome, part of the key cell machinery, can be safely lost and why.

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The future of genomic medicine: can it fulfil its promises?

pharmaphorum

Through his work at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and Congenica, and involvement with the 100,000 Genomes Project, Charlie has been well placed to see the development of genomics over the years and the promises that it will bring to healthcare. Luckily there have been some encouraging developments in sequencing technology in recent years.

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