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Grass-roots genomics

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In these heady days of genomic enterprise, the wet-bench geneticist may wonder what the future holds in store for those who explore biology in the laboratory. We argue that the goal of genomics is to serve geneticists.

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Johnston, M., Fields, S. Grass-roots genomics. Nat Genet 24, 5–6 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/71681

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