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		Research The genome sequence of the ground tit Pseudopodoces humilis provides insights into its adaptation to high altitude. Qingle Cai, Xiaoju Qian, Yongshan Lang, Yadan Luo, Shengkai Pan, Yuanyuan Hui, Caiyun Gou, Yue Cai, Meirong Hao, Jinyang Zhao, Songbo Wang, Zhaobao Wang, Xinming Zhang, Jinchao Liu, Longhai Luo, Yingrui Li, Jun Wang, Rongjun He, Fumin Lei, Jiaohui Xu Genome Biology 2013, 14:R29 (28 March 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The ground tit genome, one of the highest quality avian genome assemblies to date, reveals potential mechanisms of high altitude adaptation
		Research The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage H Bradley Shaffer, Patrick Minx, Daniel E Warren, Andrew M Shedlock, Robert C Thomson, Nicole Valenzuela, John Abramyan, Chris T Amemiya, Daleen Badenhorst, Kyle K Biggar, Glen M Borchert, Christopher W Botka, Rachel M Bowden, Edward L Braun, Anne M Bronikowski, Benoit G Bruneau, Leslie T Buck, Blanche Capel, Todd A Castoe, Mike Czerwinski, Kim D Delehaunty, Scott V Edwards, Catrina C Fronick, Matthew K Fujita, Lucinda Fulton, Tina A Graves, Richard E Green, Wilfried Haerty, Ramkumar Hariharan, Omar Hernandez et al. Genome Biology 2013, 14:R28 (28 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The genome of the western painted turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii, reveals insights into its extreme tolerance to anoxia and freezing
		Research Draft genome of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, a major forest pest Christopher I Keeling, Macaire MS Yuen, Nancy Y Liao, T Roderick Docking, Simon K Chan, Greg A Taylor, Diana L Palmquist, Shaun D Jackman, Anh Nguyen, Maria Li, Hannah Henderson, Jasmine K Janes, Yongjun Zhao, Pawan Pandoh, Richard Moore, Felix AH Sperling, Dezene P W Huber, Inanc Birol, Steven JM Jones, Joerg Bohlmann Genome Biology 2013, 14:R27 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The genome sequence of the mountain pine beetle, only the second beetle genome to be sequenced
		Meeting report The future of genomic medicine is here Konrad J Karczewski Genome Biology 2013, 14:304 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A report on the 6th annual Future of Genomic Medicine conference, held at the Scripps Seaside Forum, La Jolla, CA, USA, March 7-8, 2013
		Research highlight Pushing the (nuclear) envelope into meiosis Abby F Dernburg Genome Biology 2013, 14:110 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Abby Dernburg discusses recent research linking nuclear lamins to chromosome pairing in meiosis
		Comment Sequestration: inadvertently killing biomedical research to score political points Jeffrey T Leek, Steven L Salzberg Genome Biology 2013, 14:109 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment \| Editor’s summary Steven Salzberg and Jeff Leek are concerned about the Sequester's impact on biomedical research, and argue for a change in policy direction
		Research RNA sequencing reveals sexually dimorphic gene expression before gonadal differentiation in chicken and allows comprehensive annotation of the W-chromosome Katie L Ayers, Nadia M Davidson, Diana Demiyah, Kelly N Roeszler, Frank Grützner, Andrew H Sinclair, Alicia Oshlack, Craig A Smith Genome Biology 2013, 14:R26 (25 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A transcriptomic analysis of the chicken female-specific W sex chromosome sheds light on avian sex differentiation
		Research Redistribution of H3K27me3 upon DNA hypomethylation results in de-repression of Polycomb-target genes James P Reddington, Sara M Perricone, Colm E Nestor, Judith Reichmann, Neil A Youngson, Masako Suzuki, Diana Reinhardt, Donncha S Dunican, James G Prendegast, Heidi Mjoseng, Bernard H Ramsahoye, Emma Whitelaw, John M Greally, Ian R Adams, Wendy A Bickmore, Richard R Meehan Genome Biology 2013, 14:R25 (25 March 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary An intact DNA methylome is required for appropriate Polycomb-mediated gene repression, as revealed by H3K4me3 and PRC2 mapping in hypomethylated cells
		Method Patchwork: allele-specific copy number analysis of whole genome sequenced tumor tissue Markus Mayrhofer, Sebastian DiLorenzo, Anders Isaksson Genome Biology 2013, 14:R24 (25 March 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Patchwork is a method for determining allele-specific copy number variation in sequenced tumor samples
		Research highlight Go retro and get a GRIP Kim Wong, David J Adams, Thomas M Keane Genome Biology 2013, 14:108 (19 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary David Adams and colleagues grapple with the GRIPs (gene retrocopy insertion polymorphisms) identified by Ewing et al in this month's issue
		Method DDIG-in: discriminating between disease-associated and neutral non-frameshifting micro-indels Huiying Zhao, Yuedong Yang, Hai Lin, Xinjun Zhang, Matthew Mort, David N Cooper, Yunlong Liu, Yaoqi Zhou Genome Biology 2013, 14:R23 (13 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary DDIG-in is a method for predicting the deleterious effects of short indels
		Research Retrotransposition of gene transcripts leads to structural variation in mammalian genomes Adam D Ewing, Tracy J Ballinger, Dent Earl, Broad Institute Genome Sequencing and Analysis Program and Platform, Christopher C Harris, Li Ding, Richard K Wilson, David Haussler Genome Biology 2013, 14:R22 (13 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary An analysis of gene retrocopy insertion polymorphisms in the germlines of individual humans, chimpanzees and mice, and in cancerous somatic tissues
		Research DNA methylation of distal regulatory sites characterizes dysregulation of cancer genes Dvir Aran, Sivan Sabato, Asaf Hellman Genome Biology 2013, 14:R21 (12 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A new study using an innovative machine learning approach finds that distal gene regulatory sites are hypermethylated in cancers
		Review Studying the microbiology of the indoor environment Scott T Kelley, Jack A Gilbert Genome Biology 2013, 14:202 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Scott Kelley and Jack Gilbert review the microbiology of the built environment, and highlight how genomics can empower its study
		Meeting report Food for thought from plant and animal genomes Emily Abrash Genome Biology 2013, 14:302 (27 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A report on the Plant and Animal Genome XXI meeting, held in San Diego, USA, January 12-16, 2013.
		Research Transcriptome analyses of primitively eusocial wasps reveal novel insights into the evolution of sociality and the origin of alternative phenotypes Pedro G Ferreira, Solenn Patalano, Ritika Chauhan, Richard Ffrench-Constant, Toni Gabaldón, Roderic Guigó, Seirian Sumner Genome Biology 2013, 14:R20 (26 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 2 comments \| Editor’s summary An RNA-seq analysis of the genetic mechanisms controlling alternative phenotypes in the primitive eusocial wasp Polistes canadensis
		Research highlight A CRISPR way to engineer the human genome Sivaprakash Ramalingam, Narayana Annaluru, Srinivasan Chandrasegaran Genome Biology 2013, 14:107 (26 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Srinivasan Chandrasegaran and colleagues explain how recent advances in mammalian genome engineering exploit the natural properties of the bacterial CRISPR system
		Research Patterns of prokaryotic lateral gene transfers affecting parasitic microbial eukaryotes Cecilia Alsmark, Peter G Foster, Thomas Sicheritz-Ponten, Sirintra Nakjang, T Martin Embley, Robert P Hirt Genome Biology 2013, 14:R19 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary A survey of the genomes of eukaryotic microbial parasites reveals extensive lateral gene transfer from prokaryotes
		Research The BET protein FSH functionally interacts with ASH1 to orchestrate global gene activity in Drosophila Tobias Kockmann, Moritz Gerstung, Tommy Schlumpf, Zhu Xhinzhou, Daniel Hess, Niko Beerenwinkel, Christian Beisel, Renato Paro Genome Biology 2013, 14:R18 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The Trithorax group members ASH1 and FSH act as general coactivators of transcription rather than by blocking Polycomb group repression
		Research Comparative genomics of the core and accessory genomes of 48 Sinorhizobium strains comprising five genospecies Masayuki Sugawara, Brendan Epstein, Brian D Badgley, Tatsuya Unno, Lei Xu, Jennifer Reese, Prasad Gyaneshwar, Roxanne Denny, Joann Mudge, Arvind K Bharti, Andrew D Farmer, Gregory D May, Jimmy E Woodward, Claudine Médigue, David Vallenet, Aurélie Lajus, Zoé Rouy, Betsy Martinez-Vaz, Peter Tiffin, Nevin D Young, Michael J Sadowsky Genome Biology 2013, 14:R17 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Sequencing the genomes of 48 strains of Sinorhizobium reveals a large heterogeneity in strategies for colonization in this family
		Research A de novo assembly of the newt transcriptome combined with proteomic validation identifies new protein families expressed during tissue regeneration Mario Looso, Jens Preussner, Konstantinos Sousounis, Marc Bruckskotten, Christian S Michel, Ettore Lignelli, Richard Reinhardt, Sabrina Hoeffner, Marcus Krueger, Panagiotis A Tsonis, Thilo Borchardt, Thomas Braun Genome Biology 2013, 14:R16 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A newt transcriptome, incorporating both undamaged and regenerating organs, reveals new protein families that may be involved in tissue regeneration
		Research highlight What is it about 'eye of newt'? Yuliana Mihaylova, A Aziz Aboobaker Genome Biology 2013, 14:106 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Aziz Aboobaker and Yuliana Mihaylova muse on the peculiar powers that led 'eye of newt' to find favor with Macbeth's witches
		Research Premetazoan genome evolution and the regulation of cell differentiation in the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta Stephen R Fairclough, Zehua Chen, Eric Kramer, Qiandong Zeng, Sarah Young, Hugh M Robertson, Emina Begovic, Daniel J Richter, Carsten Russ, M Jody Westbrook, Gerard Manning, B Franz Lang, Brian Haas, Chad Nusbaum, Nicole King Genome Biology 2013, 14:R15 (18 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Genome sequencing of Salpingoeca rosetta reveals insights into the genome composition of the metazoan ancestor and the evolution of multicellularity
		Research Specific nuclear envelope transmembrane proteins can promote the location of chromosomes to and from the nuclear periphery Nikolaj Zuleger, Shelagh Boyle, David A Kelly, Jose I de las Heras, Vassiliki Lazou, Nadia Korfali, Dzmitry G Batrakou, K Natalie Randles, Glenn E Morris, David J Harrison, Wendy A Bickmore, Eric C Schirmer Genome Biology 2013, 14:R14 (15 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A new study identifies nuclear envelope proteins which may reposition human chromosomes in a tissue-specific manner
		Comment Science: it's a role model thing Chris Gunter Genome Biology 2013, 14:105 (14 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary To coincide with International Women's Day on March 8, Chris Gunter ask how important role models are to improving female representation in science

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		Research The genome sequence of the ground tit Pseudopodoces humilis provides insights into its adaptation to high altitude. Qingle Cai, Xiaoju Qian, Yongshan Lang, Yadan Luo, Shengkai Pan, Yuanyuan Hui, Caiyun Gou, Yue Cai, Meirong Hao, Jinyang Zhao, Songbo Wang, Zhaobao Wang, Xinming Zhang, Jinchao Liu, Longhai Luo, Yingrui Li, Jun Wang, Rongjun He, Fumin Lei, Jiaohui Xu Genome Biology 2013, 14:R29 (28 March 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The ground tit genome, one of the highest quality avian genome assemblies to date, reveals potential mechanisms of high altitude adaptation
		Research The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage H Bradley Shaffer, Patrick Minx, Daniel E Warren, Andrew M Shedlock, Robert C Thomson, Nicole Valenzuela, John Abramyan, Chris T Amemiya, Daleen Badenhorst, Kyle K Biggar, Glen M Borchert, Christopher W Botka, Rachel M Bowden, Edward L Braun, Anne M Bronikowski, Benoit G Bruneau, Leslie T Buck, Blanche Capel, Todd A Castoe, Mike Czerwinski, Kim D Delehaunty, Scott V Edwards, Catrina C Fronick, Matthew K Fujita, Lucinda Fulton, Tina A Graves, Richard E Green, Wilfried Haerty, Ramkumar Hariharan, Omar Hernandez et al. Genome Biology 2013, 14:R28 (28 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The genome of the western painted turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii, reveals insights into its extreme tolerance to anoxia and freezing
		Research Draft genome of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins, a major forest pest Christopher I Keeling, Macaire MS Yuen, Nancy Y Liao, T Roderick Docking, Simon K Chan, Greg A Taylor, Diana L Palmquist, Shaun D Jackman, Anh Nguyen, Maria Li, Hannah Henderson, Jasmine K Janes, Yongjun Zhao, Pawan Pandoh, Richard Moore, Felix AH Sperling, Dezene P W Huber, Inanc Birol, Steven JM Jones, Joerg Bohlmann Genome Biology 2013, 14:R27 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The genome sequence of the mountain pine beetle, only the second beetle genome to be sequenced
		Meeting report The future of genomic medicine is here Konrad J Karczewski Genome Biology 2013, 14:304 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A report on the 6th annual Future of Genomic Medicine conference, held at the Scripps Seaside Forum, La Jolla, CA, USA, March 7-8, 2013
		Research highlight Pushing the (nuclear) envelope into meiosis Abby F Dernburg Genome Biology 2013, 14:110 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Abby Dernburg discusses recent research linking nuclear lamins to chromosome pairing in meiosis
		Comment Sequestration: inadvertently killing biomedical research to score political points Jeffrey T Leek, Steven L Salzberg Genome Biology 2013, 14:109 (27 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment \| Editor’s summary Steven Salzberg and Jeff Leek are concerned about the Sequester's impact on biomedical research, and argue for a change in policy direction
		Research RNA sequencing reveals sexually dimorphic gene expression before gonadal differentiation in chicken and allows comprehensive annotation of the W-chromosome Katie L Ayers, Nadia M Davidson, Diana Demiyah, Kelly N Roeszler, Frank Grützner, Andrew H Sinclair, Alicia Oshlack, Craig A Smith Genome Biology 2013, 14:R26 (25 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A transcriptomic analysis of the chicken female-specific W sex chromosome sheds light on avian sex differentiation
		Research Redistribution of H3K27me3 upon DNA hypomethylation results in de-repression of Polycomb-target genes James P Reddington, Sara M Perricone, Colm E Nestor, Judith Reichmann, Neil A Youngson, Masako Suzuki, Diana Reinhardt, Donncha S Dunican, James G Prendegast, Heidi Mjoseng, Bernard H Ramsahoye, Emma Whitelaw, John M Greally, Ian R Adams, Wendy A Bickmore, Richard R Meehan Genome Biology 2013, 14:R25 (25 March 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary An intact DNA methylome is required for appropriate Polycomb-mediated gene repression, as revealed by H3K4me3 and PRC2 mapping in hypomethylated cells
		Method Patchwork: allele-specific copy number analysis of whole genome sequenced tumor tissue Markus Mayrhofer, Sebastian DiLorenzo, Anders Isaksson Genome Biology 2013, 14:R24 (25 March 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Patchwork is a method for determining allele-specific copy number variation in sequenced tumor samples
		Research highlight Go retro and get a GRIP Kim Wong, David J Adams, Thomas M Keane Genome Biology 2013, 14:108 (19 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary David Adams and colleagues grapple with the GRIPs (gene retrocopy insertion polymorphisms) identified by Ewing et al in this month's issue
		Method DDIG-in: discriminating between disease-associated and neutral non-frameshifting micro-indels Huiying Zhao, Yuedong Yang, Hai Lin, Xinjun Zhang, Matthew Mort, David N Cooper, Yunlong Liu, Yaoqi Zhou Genome Biology 2013, 14:R23 (13 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary DDIG-in is a method for predicting the deleterious effects of short indels
		Research Retrotransposition of gene transcripts leads to structural variation in mammalian genomes Adam D Ewing, Tracy J Ballinger, Dent Earl, Broad Institute Genome Sequencing and Analysis Program and Platform, Christopher C Harris, Li Ding, Richard K Wilson, David Haussler Genome Biology 2013, 14:R22 (13 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary An analysis of gene retrocopy insertion polymorphisms in the germlines of individual humans, chimpanzees and mice, and in cancerous somatic tissues
		Research DNA methylation of distal regulatory sites characterizes dysregulation of cancer genes Dvir Aran, Sivan Sabato, Asaf Hellman Genome Biology 2013, 14:R21 (12 March 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A new study using an innovative machine learning approach finds that distal gene regulatory sites are hypermethylated in cancers
		Review Studying the microbiology of the indoor environment Scott T Kelley, Jack A Gilbert Genome Biology 2013, 14:202 (28 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Scott Kelley and Jack Gilbert review the microbiology of the built environment, and highlight how genomics can empower its study
		Meeting report Food for thought from plant and animal genomes Emily Abrash Genome Biology 2013, 14:302 (27 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A report on the Plant and Animal Genome XXI meeting, held in San Diego, USA, January 12-16, 2013.
		Research Transcriptome analyses of primitively eusocial wasps reveal novel insights into the evolution of sociality and the origin of alternative phenotypes Pedro G Ferreira, Solenn Patalano, Ritika Chauhan, Richard Ffrench-Constant, Toni Gabaldón, Roderic Guigó, Seirian Sumner Genome Biology 2013, 14:R20 (26 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 2 comments \| Editor’s summary An RNA-seq analysis of the genetic mechanisms controlling alternative phenotypes in the primitive eusocial wasp Polistes canadensis
		Research highlight A CRISPR way to engineer the human genome Sivaprakash Ramalingam, Narayana Annaluru, Srinivasan Chandrasegaran Genome Biology 2013, 14:107 (26 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Srinivasan Chandrasegaran and colleagues explain how recent advances in mammalian genome engineering exploit the natural properties of the bacterial CRISPR system
		Research Patterns of prokaryotic lateral gene transfers affecting parasitic microbial eukaryotes Cecilia Alsmark, Peter G Foster, Thomas Sicheritz-Ponten, Sirintra Nakjang, T Martin Embley, Robert P Hirt Genome Biology 2013, 14:R19 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| F1000 Biology \| Editor’s summary A survey of the genomes of eukaryotic microbial parasites reveals extensive lateral gene transfer from prokaryotes
		Research The BET protein FSH functionally interacts with ASH1 to orchestrate global gene activity in Drosophila Tobias Kockmann, Moritz Gerstung, Tommy Schlumpf, Zhu Xhinzhou, Daniel Hess, Niko Beerenwinkel, Christian Beisel, Renato Paro Genome Biology 2013, 14:R18 (25 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The Trithorax group members ASH1 and FSH act as general coactivators of transcription rather than by blocking Polycomb group repression
		Research Comparative genomics of the core and accessory genomes of 48 Sinorhizobium strains comprising five genospecies Masayuki Sugawara, Brendan Epstein, Brian D Badgley, Tatsuya Unno, Lei Xu, Jennifer Reese, Prasad Gyaneshwar, Roxanne Denny, Joann Mudge, Arvind K Bharti, Andrew D Farmer, Gregory D May, Jimmy E Woodward, Claudine Médigue, David Vallenet, Aurélie Lajus, Zoé Rouy, Betsy Martinez-Vaz, Peter Tiffin, Nevin D Young, Michael J Sadowsky Genome Biology 2013, 14:R17 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Sequencing the genomes of 48 strains of Sinorhizobium reveals a large heterogeneity in strategies for colonization in this family
		Research A de novo assembly of the newt transcriptome combined with proteomic validation identifies new protein families expressed during tissue regeneration Mario Looso, Jens Preussner, Konstantinos Sousounis, Marc Bruckskotten, Christian S Michel, Ettore Lignelli, Richard Reinhardt, Sabrina Hoeffner, Marcus Krueger, Panagiotis A Tsonis, Thilo Borchardt, Thomas Braun Genome Biology 2013, 14:R16 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A newt transcriptome, incorporating both undamaged and regenerating organs, reveals new protein families that may be involved in tissue regeneration
		Research highlight What is it about 'eye of newt'? Yuliana Mihaylova, A Aziz Aboobaker Genome Biology 2013, 14:106 (20 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Aziz Aboobaker and Yuliana Mihaylova muse on the peculiar powers that led 'eye of newt' to find favor with Macbeth's witches
		Research Premetazoan genome evolution and the regulation of cell differentiation in the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta Stephen R Fairclough, Zehua Chen, Eric Kramer, Qiandong Zeng, Sarah Young, Hugh M Robertson, Emina Begovic, Daniel J Richter, Carsten Russ, M Jody Westbrook, Gerard Manning, B Franz Lang, Brian Haas, Chad Nusbaum, Nicole King Genome Biology 2013, 14:R15 (18 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Genome sequencing of Salpingoeca rosetta reveals insights into the genome composition of the metazoan ancestor and the evolution of multicellularity
		Research Specific nuclear envelope transmembrane proteins can promote the location of chromosomes to and from the nuclear periphery Nikolaj Zuleger, Shelagh Boyle, David A Kelly, Jose I de las Heras, Vassiliki Lazou, Nadia Korfali, Dzmitry G Batrakou, K Natalie Randles, Glenn E Morris, David J Harrison, Wendy A Bickmore, Eric C Schirmer Genome Biology 2013, 14:R14 (15 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A new study identifies nuclear envelope proteins which may reposition human chromosomes in a tissue-specific manner
		Comment Science: it's a role model thing Chris Gunter Genome Biology 2013, 14:105 (14 February 2013) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary To coincide with International Women's Day on March 8, Chris Gunter ask how important role models are to improving female representation in science