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Genomics — the study of organisms in terms of their DNA sequences, or 'genomes' — is revolutionising practices based on how living organisms behave, from diagnosing and treating disease, to developing new foods.
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Opinions and Analysis
Urgent action needed to tackle malnutrition
Science can help design strategies to tackle malnutrition. The challenge is turning this knowledge into action.
Using genetics to tackle malnutrition
Jim Kaput explains why efforts to tackle malnutrition should consider nutrigenomics — the interplay between food and genetic make-up.
Agricultural genetics could help ensure food security
4 June 2009
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Source: Nature Genetics
News and Features
Genes responsible for stuttering identified
Studies on volunteers of Pakistan origin have helped identify three genes that cause stammering, offering hope for developing new drugs.
22 February 2010
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Gene discovery could boost yield of key malaria drug
The discovery of genes in the plant Artemisia that control the yield of the antimalarial artemisinin could increase stretched supplies.
African killer is a new Salmonella strain
3 December 2009
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