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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.

Method    

(16 June 2009)

The mean expression value: a new method for accurate and reliable normalization of microRNA expression data from RT-qPCR experiments.

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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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(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.

Method    

(2 June 2009)

A novel method for closing non-structural gaps in the human genome assembly using 454 sequencing is presented here.

Research    

(12 June 2009)

A novel evolutionary analysis of metabolic networks across 26 taxa reveals a highly-conserved but flexible core of metabolic enzymes.

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(9 June 2009)

Analysis of the genome-wide distribution patterns of histone H3 lysine4 methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings shows that it has widespread roles in regulating gene expression.