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Beyond the book of life

It was the year of genomes. Every week seemed to bring another landmark — be it human, animal, plant or pathogen. But there was more to 2000 than strings of 'A's, 'C's, 'G's and 'T's. Nature explores some of the highs, lows and emerging trends behind the year's scientific headlines.

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Aldhous, P. Beyond the book of life. Nature 408, 894–896 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/35050235

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