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Nature 449, 1 (6 September 2007) | doi:10.1038/449001a; Published online 5 September 2007

Life as we know it

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To understand the human genome, researchers must spread their wings to all branches of life.

As the technology for gene sequencing becomes more powerful, the prospect of personalized medicine draws ever closer. On 4 September, genomics pioneer Craig Venter followed in the footsteps of James Watson and published his complete genome sequence (see page 6).