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Published online 14 January 2002 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news020107-14

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Genome exposes buried bugs

Knowing the human genetic sequence helps unearth invaders.

Human DNA is a new device for disease detectives. The database of human genetics can expose misfit microbe genes in diseased tissues, a US team have found.

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