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Nature 434, 444-445 (24 March 2005) | doi:10.1038/434444a; Published online 23 March 2005

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Genomics:  Frontiers of gene function

Sean M. O'Rourke1 & Bruce Bowerman1

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The technique of RNA interference continues to pay dividends. The latest application of the method to the nematode worm adds detail to the list of genes known to function in the early stages of development.

Genome sequencing projects have begun to provide a comprehensive picture of the hereditary information required for various forms of life. But what do all the genes so identified do to warrant their existence?

  1. Sean M. O'Rourke and Bruce Bowerman are at the Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403-1229, USA.
    e-mails: Email: seanor@molbio.uoregon.edu;
    Email: bbowerman@molbio.uoregon.edu

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