The Sea Urchin Genome Is Sequenced: Scientists Make Good Use Of Its Surprising Similarity To Humans
14th Nov 2006, 13:31 GMT
Who would have guessed that the lowly sea urchin, that brain-less, limb-less porcupine of the sea, would be the star of a multi-million dollar, worldwide effort to map out every letter of its genetic code? Or that the information gathered in that effort may eventually lead to new treatments for cance [click link for full article]
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