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New roles for model genetic organisms in understanding and treating human disease: report from the 2006 Genetics Society of America meeting.
Genetics - 1 Apr 2006
Spradling Allan, Ganetsky Barry, Hieter Phil, Johnston Mark, Olson Maynard, Orr-Weaver Terry, Rossant Janet, Sanchez Alejandro, Waterston Robert
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Fundamental biological knowledge and the technology to acquire it have been immeasurably advanced by past efforts to understand and manipulate the genomes of model organisms. Has the utility of bacteria, yeast, worms, flies, mice, plants, and other models now peaked and are humans poised to become the model organism of the future? The Genetics Society of America recently convened its 2006 meeting entitled...
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