Genome Biology aims to provide the best possible service to authors and readers of primary research articles. The refereed research section publishes peer-reviewed research in all areas of molecular, cellular, organismal and population biology that are informed by genomics. All research articles are made available free to individuals through the web, and there are no restrictions on article length or on the types of information that can be included. The publication schedule is very fast, using electronic systems for article delivery, proofing and peer-review. For more details about how refereed research is published in Genome Biology and for instructions for authors, see 'about refereed research'.

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(1 July 2009)

An integrative strategy of comparative genomics, experimental and computational approaches reveals aspects of a regulatory network controlling neuronal-specific expression in presynaptic neurons.

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(30 June 2009)

The first genetic linkage map of Schistosoma mansoni reveals insights into higher female recombination, confirms ZW inheritance patterns and recombination hotspots.

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(26 June 2009)

The genome sequence of Thermococcus gammatolerans, a radioresistant archaeon, is described; a proteomic analysis reveals that radioresistance may be due to unknown DNA repair enzymes.

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(25 June 2009)

A new and validated genome-scale metabolic model of Bacillus subtilis 168, iBsu1103, is presented that has significantly improved completeness and accuracy.

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(23 June 2009)

Comparison of the sorghum, maize and rice genomes shows that gene duplication and functional innovation is common to evolution of most but not all genes in the C4 photosynthetic pathway.

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(18 June 2009)

A proteomic and metabolic network analysis of honeybee queen spermathecal fluid provides insights into female long-term sperm storage mechanisms.

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(16 June 2009)

The brown alga Ectocarpus siliculosus, unlike terrestrial plants, undergoes extensive reprogramming of its transcriptome during the acclimation to mild abiotic stress.

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(16 June 2009)

A large-scale survey of potential recently acquired integrative elements in 119 archaeal and bacterial genomes reveals that many recently acquired genes have originated from integrative elements