A. thaliana genome
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The role of plants on Earth is discussed. The use of Arabidopsis thaliana, a flowering plant related to broccoli, for gene research is reviewed.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2000
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Chinese fusion method promises fresh route to human stem cells
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The authors describe the method of reprogrammimg human cells by fusing them with rabbit eggs deprived of any genetic material. The Chinese researches suggest that these derived stem cells may help the scientists to investigate the alternative to stem-cell lines from human embryos.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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Maize map sees geneticists split over choice of direction
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The authors discusses the mapping of maize genome and the sequencing of the entire maize genome. The topics include the analysis of high-resolution genetic map showing the positions of various genes, and the physical map composed of the overlapping cloned gene fragments.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2003
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