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From the Editors

Nature Reviews Genetics 10, 1 (1 January 2009) | doi:10.1038/nrg2517

From the editors

A common rationale for funding genetic and genomic research is that it will ultimately lead to improvements in the quality of human lives. But how can this important output be maximized? Two articles in this issue discuss different ways of accelerating progress from basic research to public health benefit.