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Genomics — the study of organisms in terms of their DNA sequences, or 'genomes' — is revolutionising practices based on how living organisms behave, from diagnosing and treating disease, to developing new foods.
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Opinions and Analysis
The Cartagena Protocol: the debate goes on
Tewolde Egziabher and other SciDev.Net readers join the debate on the relevance of the UN biodiversity convention's Cartagena Protocol on genetically modified organisms.
12 May 2006
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Feeding the 600 million: the next step for genomics?
Peter Raven and colleagues argue that it is time to sequence the genome of cassava, a crop vital to the health and livelihoods of half a billion people.
30 January 2006
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Source: Science
Pharmacogenetics need to go under the microscope
15 December 2005
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South African bioscience needs cash injection
18 October 2005
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Source: Cape Times
News and Features
Scientists decipher malaria parasite DNA
Scientists have successfully sequenced the genome of the malaria parasites Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium knowlesi.
South African genomics 'making progress'
South Africa has made good progress in the field of genomics but needs to address shortfalls in funding and local collaboration.
13 October 2008
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Support pledged for Southern genomics research
30 September 2008
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Information Services
Foodborne diseases: counting the bodies
A WHO initiative aims to quantify the global burden of foodborne disease, says Arie Havelaar
Rapid diagnostic tests: The way forward?
Rapid diagnostic tests may present a quick and easy-to-use solution for improved malaria diagnosis
