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Press Highlights
Along with high citation rates in scientific publications, world press and media frequently feature the work of GR authors. Click on a quote to read the press article and the article link to read the Genome Research paper.
July 2008
Grice et al. Genome Res. 2008 18: 1043-1050.
"...The concept that the human body is host to trillions of microbes and their genomes is revolutionizing the way we view complex medical challenges."
�Bacteria Thrive in Inner Elbow; No Harm Done� � The New York Times
�Bacteria Are Picky About Their Homes on Human Skin� - Science
�US studies show germs help species evolve� - Reuters
�Elbows home to bacteria tribes� � The Seattle Times

June 2008
Park et al. Genome Res. 2008 18: 974-985.
"...The stepwise evolution of these independent signaling pathways through gene duplication and subsequent divergence is consistent with Darwinian theory of selection and adaptation, and the temporal proximity suggests an association between these genetic events and the concurrent evolution of testicular descent in ancestral therian mammals."
�Platypus Genes Hint at Human Scrotum Origins� � ABC News
�Tracing the evolution of mammalian testicular descent� - HULIQ

May 2008
Knox and Baker Genome Res. 2008 18: 695-705.
�... How the placenta evolved from the simple structure observed in birds and reptiles into the complex organ that sustains human life is one of the great mysteries of evolution...�
�How the placenta adapts to make mammals a success� � New Scientist
�Gene Studies Tell Placenta's Tale� � Science
�The Evolutionary Story of the Placenta� � Canada Free Press
�Clues To Ancestral Origin Of Placenta Emerge In Genetics Study� � ScienceDaily

April 2008
Smith et al. Genome Res. 2008 18: 564-570.
"... We believe that many of these genes, and the pathways within which they function, are likely to modulate aging in mammals, and that mammalian orthologs of these gene pairs are reasonable candidates as potential therapeutic targets for age-associated diseases."
�Genes found in worms and yeast may help delay old age� � The Guardian
�Genes shared with yeast could help humans fight aging� � New Scientist
�15 genes linked to a long life� - Telegraph
�Boost for studies into ageing� � Financial Times
�Breakthrough may hold back ageing'� � The Press Association
�Gene could be used to slow ageing'� � Metro

December 2007
12 Drosophila Genomes
�Analyses Of 12 Fly Genomes Reveals New Insights On Genome Evolution And Regulation� � ScienceDaily

Luedi et al. Genome Res. 2007 17: 1723-1730.
�Mapping these imprinted genes to susceptibility loci that exhibit parent-of-origin inheritance provides novel hypotheses about how complex human conditions can arise from environmental alteration of the epigenome.�

�A Changing Portrait Of DNA� � Newsweek
�Scientists Map 'Silenced Genes'� � Time
�Some genes get shushed along the way� - MSNBC
�Duke Scientists Map 'Silenced Genes'� � ABC News, USA Today, San Francisco Chronicle
�A gene from each parent? Scientists map which ones are switched off before passed on� � International Herald Tribune
�Rule-Breaker Genes Identified� � ScienceNOW Daily News
Robbins et al. Genome Res. 2007 17: 1717-1722.
�Our data add to the continually growing body of data supporting the presence of prostate cancer risk loci at 8q24 and provide justification for further genetic investigations in this region to facilitate the identification of causal alleles.�

�New Genetic Variant Linked To Prostate Cancer In African-Americans� � ScienceDaily
�Gene Variant Doubles Risk of Prostate Cancer in Black Men� � US News & World Report

November 2007
Pontius et al. Genome Res. 2007 17: 1675-1689.
��our analysis of the cat genome sequence in a comparative context has allowed an examination of genome structure and features, genome evolution, and useful applications for comparative genomics and cat biology.�

�Partial Cat Genome Sequenced, May Aid Human Medicine� � National Geographic
�Inbred cat provides first feline genome� � New Scientist
"House cat makes scientific history� - CNN
�Scientists publish outline of cat�s genetic code� � MSNBC
�A first: Scientists map most of a cat's DNA� � USA Today
�Cat's Genome Map Purrfected� � Forbes
�Cat joins exclusive genome club� - BBC
�Missouri Cat Makes Genomic History� � Wired
�Scientists Decode Most of Mo. Cat's DNA� � ABC News, Boston Globe
�Cinnamon the Cat May Have Secret That Saves Lives: Report� � FOX News
�Meow mix (of genes): Cat's genome sequenced� � Scientific American

June 2007
ENCODE Special Issue
��the complex patterns of dispersed regulation and pervasive transcription uncovered by the ENCODE project, together with non-genic conservation and the abundance of noncoding RNA genes, have challenged the notion of the gene.� � Gerstein et al.

�Intricate Toiling Found In Nooks of DNA Once Believed to Stand Idle� � Washington Post
�Life just got a lot more complicated� - Telegraph
�Encyclopedia Of DNA: New Findings Challenge Established Views On Human Genome" � ScienceDaily

Hot Papers

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