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Keyword - Genetics

- Geneticists call for better draft sequences - Premium content
  
  Proposed rankings would classify genomes by completeness and quality.
  
  8 October 2009
- Cardiovascular disease gets personal - Premium content
  
  Gene-association studies hint at better ways of treating the leading cause of death, but capitalizing on them is proving to be a slow and difficult process. Erika Check Hayden reports.
  
  19 August 2009
- IN BRIEF: Genetic barcode for plants close to agreement - Premium content
  
  29 July 2009
- DNA barcodes for plants a step closer - Premium content
  
  Biologists agree on genetic sequences to uniquely identify plant species.
  
  27 July 2009
- Neanderthal census reveals diversity - Premium content
  
  Sequencing method uses mitochondrial DNA to build up a picture of the species.
  
  17 July 2009
- Sequencing unlocks secrets of blood parasites - Premium content
  
  Possible drug targets revealed in flatworms that cause schistosomiasis.
  
  15 July 2009
- IN BRIEF: Genome Canada cancels stem-cell project funding - Premium content
  
  15 April 2009
- Evolution: Biology's next top model? - Premium content
  
  From Antarctic icefish to Galapagos finches, there are some interesting characters at the fringes of developmental biology. Brendan Maher explores a world of alternative model organisms.
  
  8 April 2009
- Experimental design could reduce need for animal tests - Premium content
  
  Accounting for environmental changes may be better than trying to control them.
  
  30 March 2009
- MUSE: There's more to life than sequences - Premium content
  
  The shape of DNA can play a crucial role in genetics, says Philip Ball.
  
  12 March 2009