Genome Biology publishes commentaries on a broad range of topics, including political, scientific, and medical issues relating to genomic, post-genomic and genome-scale analyses. Readers will be encouraged to participate in discussions and to comment on articles via the website. Most comment articles will be commissioned, so as to ensure a comprehensive and systematic coverage, but you are encouraged to send suggestions to the editors.

Comment   

(29 June 2009)

Lessons in personal genome analysis, social networking or health information?

Comment   

(1 June 2009)

Science and religion; never the twain shall meet.

Opinion   

(27 May 2009)

The 1001 Genomes project for Arabidopsis thaliana could provide an enormous boost for plant research for a modest financial investment.

Comment   

(29 April 2009)

Given that the effectiveness of genome-wide association studies for finding disease genes is being debated, an alternative would be to look for diseases linked to inherited metabolic disorders.

Opinion   

(24 April 2009)

Two bovine genome assemblies from the same data suggest it is time to revisit the spirit of the Bermuda and Fort Lauderdale agreements.

Comment   

(30 March 2009)

Bigger is not necessarily more beautiful when big pharma mergers are at issue.

Comment   

(27 February 2009)

The 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth is an opportunity for biologists to publicize his great idea.

Comment   

(27 January 2009)

Before too long a smaller number of young people will be having to support a larger number of the very old, a typical and unsustainable Ponzi scheme.