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Two studies in Developmental Cell report the generation of mice with longer and shorter than normal tails, respectively, giving insight into developmental programmes and key genes involved in mouse tail development.
A new study published in Cell uses bacterial genetic screens to identify mutagenic proteins. Overexpression of homologues of these proteins in human cells has similar mutagenic effects and potential prognostic value in cancer.
The BabySeq project, a pilot randomized clinical trial exploring the value of routine genomic sequencing of neonates compared with standard newborn screening, now reports initial results in the American Journal of Human Genetics.
