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Nature 446, 469-470 (29 March 2007) | doi:10.1038/446469b; Published online 28 March 2007

Mutant mice galore

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A new consortium will fulfil a genomics dream — provided it gets the support it deserves.

The purpose of sequencing the mouse genome was to further the career of Mus musculus as the biologist's favourite model of human disease. The task was completed in 2002, a year after the human genome.